Mary and her "Baby" on it's Swan Song for 2008.

Mary and her "Baby" on it's Swan Song for 2008.

Against a brilliant backdrop of fall color, Mary took her "Baby" for one last spin this morning, before putting it away for the winter. If the changing colors on the leaves all around the inn were not reminder enough, the annual trek of Mary's 1973 Ford Mustang to it's winter garage is surely a sign that summer has come to a close.

Folliage colors in the higher elevations on the eastern slope of the Green Mountains (ie Killington and Route 100 North) are coming out more each day. Mary's Mustang is garaged for the winter north of Brandon VT on Route 7 on the western side of the mountains. Colors along Route 7 north of Rutland to just south of Middlebury VT were not nearly as developed as in the Killington area.

Based upon what we saw this morning, fall foliage colors in central Vermont appear to be developing this year along the traditional fashion. Visitors to the area should be able to find colorful fall foliage drives for 3 or 4 more weeks in central Vermont, prior to the onset of twig season in the region.