The first trees to show fall colors - behind the Wobbly Barn at Killington.

The first trees to show fall colors - behind the Wobbly Barn at Killington.

A beautiful stretch of nice late summer weather has descended over Killington just in time for Labor Day Weekend.

Cool temperatures had visited the area earlier in the week. There were actually a couple of days where I shed my summer shorts in favor of full length slacks. But not today. Temperatures at the inn are in the low 80's under a sky filled with puffy white clouds. Just a beautiful day.

Visitors to Killington this weekend will see the first signals that the season is changing. All around town, the usual "early" trees are starting to show their colors in the middle of a sea of green. For some reason each year the same trees change color several weeks ahead of the rest of the forest. Today's picture is from the front of the inn looking over the Wobbly Barn at one of the trees on Roaring Brook Road. Each year this tree signals the change of the seasons, even though the other trees around it are still in their summer plumage.

Where ever you may be this Labor Day weekend, keep it in the fairway, and don't forget you sun screen.