While many people may flock to more northern states like Vermont and New Hampshire, New York offers it’s own spectacular foliage display. Come mid- October, the lush green leaves ripen to display colors as vivid as a fiery sunset. Grasses seed heads mature and sway in the autumn breeze. On a crispy, clear sunny day the leaves skip across the paved roads until they find themselves huddled together like passengers waiting to board the subway at peak time. Giant pom-pom hydrangea flower heads turn from white to cranberry, reminding us that cranberry season is here. The smell of sweet musky fermenting reminds me of days, way back when, that we used to rake leaves into huge piles so we could jump in them. It would take hours to get them out of our hair.
Along the eastern side of the state the mighty Hudson River weaves it’s way through majestic terrain reaching toward the sky on either side. Estimated at one hundred and fifty miles long, it hails from New York Harbor all the way up to the Adirondacks. It can best be appreciated with a hike to one of the vortexes beside it or a cruise along part of its path.
As the adage goes, write what you know. And so it is that my first two novels are set in the Hudson Valley during the fall season. Intrigued? Come explore the area for yourself link. For those who may never get the chance to visit this beautiful area, I’m sharing some scenery from the neighborhood. Please feel free to post some pictures and/or descriptions of what fall is like in your neck of the woods!
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Along the eastern side of the state the mighty Hudson River weaves it’s way through majestic terrain reaching toward the sky on either side. Estimated at one hundred and fifty miles long, it hails from New York Harbor all the way up to the Adirondacks. It can best be appreciated with a hike to one of the vortexes beside it or a cruise along part of its path.
As the adage goes, write what you know. And so it is that my first two novels are set in the Hudson Valley during the fall season. Intrigued? Come explore the area for yourself link. For those who may never get the chance to visit this beautiful area, I’m sharing some scenery from the neighborhood. Please feel free to post some pictures and/or descriptions of what fall is like in your neck of the woods!
Sign up for my email newsletter to get the latest information on the release of my next novel, BY THE SOUND OF THE CROW, due out later this month.
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