Fall is here

One of the highlights of the summer here in Boothbay is the amazing Farmer's Market held every Thursday morning on the town common.  Everything is local.   The farmers are there to chat.  There is music and you inevitably run into friends and neighbors.  I tried to do as much as I could of my produce and dairy shopping there.  There is a wealth of deliciousness.  My favorites: Goranson's Farm for veggies, eggs and some memorable blackberries & blueberries; Hahn's End for aged cheeses that can hold their own against anything you'll find in a Parisian fromager (especially City of Ships and Virginia of Sagadahoc); and Chase Farm for butter, raw milk, cream, yogurt, buttermilk and of course the pumpkin donuts!

 
So, now I'll have to drive a bit further to the Bath or Brunswick winter markets, and content myself with my Goranson's winter shares.  And go pick apples sometime soon!

Along with the end of the Market, there are other signs that fall is definitely here.  It was a cool 0° Celsius when I woke up this morning.  Many of the local shops and restaurants close this weekend and won't reopen until spring (except for one special day around Thanksgiving when people apparently shop in their pajamas . . . will tell you more about that when the time comes).  And the leaves never cease to amaze us.  As we drive, the kids (or I) cry out, "Look at that tree!  It almost looks fake."  I wonder if this émerveillement will last through the years . . .