The Idiot spent the last days of summer gallivanting around New England just before autumn leaf-peeping got underway with the arrival of colorful fall foliage.
Here are some of the things he witnessed in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont prior to the official start of fall on September 23.
City officials in Massachusetts plan to change this street name from “Summer” to “Autumn” on September 24.
The owner of this home told The Idiot that American flags will continue to decorate his lawn in Norwell, MA, until the first snow falls.
A lobster boat returns from fishing at dawn to enjoy a calm summer morning on the Atlantic Ocean in the harbor at Scituate, MA.
Halloween pumpkins were on sale throughout Massachusetts long before fall arrived.
A precocious tree on the Dartmouth College campus in New Hampshire chose to change its colors and lose its leaves before the end of summer.
The Idiot spoke about his trilogy of The Idiot and the Odyssey travel narratives for the last time this summer at the Rauner Library at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.
Leaves began changing color at the Vermont Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Sharon, VT.
The Idiot enjoyed hiking on summer-dry paths along the Laplatte River in Shelburne, VT.
Loving the end-of-summer vibe in vibrant downtown Burlington, VT.
The peripatetic Idiot didn’t finish his last walk of the summer in Burlington, VT, until long after dark.
Church Street in Burlington, Vermont, was crowded during the last warm evening of summer.
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