For those who obsessively follow the Times like me, the change in its Weather Report's fall foliage report is most unwelcome. The map of the Northeast, with its color scheme of "still green" to "past peak," is still there, but the accompanying caption is disappointingly different. Instead of the romantic prose about the range of oranges, crimsons and yellow draped across the area, there's now rather drab commentary about the region's weather. From today's page:
"Cloudy, wet weather will span much of the Northeast and Middle Atlantic States and reach west into Ohio. The weather will improve from south to north over the next couple of days. By the weekend, the entire region will be dry, save for a few showers and some winds across northernmost sections."
Who cares about the conditions for viewing leaves? It's what the leaves look like that's truly important, especially for those of us stuck in urban settings and unable to drive into the rolling hills and valleys of interior New England. Above is a photo from Cheshire, Mass., in the Berkshires.
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