Growing up in the northeast, nothing was more a part of the fall season more than apple picking and choosing pumpkins. As more farms were closing it was hard to find a place where you could go. Fortunately, our daughter Ashley and son in law Tom found a farm and it is close to us. We are happy to have found Silverman’s Farm which is really close to us in Armonk, NY.If you like picking your own apples this is a great place to visit.  Until recently you could even watch them make apple cider out of your own apples.Right now at Silverman's you can pick apples for a while longer and also get your pumpkins. Silverman’s Farm was founded by Ben Silverman in the early 1920’s. Born in New York City in 1898, Ben grew up loving plants and enjoyed gardening. At the age of 18, he moved to Connecticu... 10/19/2021

The Colors Of Fall Are Coming 2While walking a few fairways this morning, I was distracted by the colors of some of the trees.  The shades are starting to emerge, and the colors are especially striking.The photo above was shot last week, but there are a lot of other trees trying to catch up now.  Over the next week there will be a much larger change and then there will be nothing but piles on the ground and bare trees.The colors are beautiful but short lived.The Colors Of Fall Are Coming 2 10/17/2021

Fall Has arrived in Connecticut, which means it is time for me to begin my Progression Of Fall Colors series I started Nine years ago.  This is a series I hoped to continue for many more years to come, and have been able to do so far. The first two years the pictures were of a farm which is only about a minute walk from my house.  Eight years ago I decided to change the location for the 2014 Progression Of Fall Color Series to a lake about 5 minutes from my house on RT17.  I tried that location for two years, but the colors were not as good as I expected them to be.  six years ago I decided to change locations again to a site on Lyman's Orchards in Middlefield, CT.  But once again that site did not produce the colors I had hoped for, so three year ago I decided to keep it simple and do ... 10/15/2021

What’s My Wolcott CT Home’s Value September 2021Currently in Wolcott CT there are 39 active residential listings for sale, with 12 new listings being added in September. The homes for sale in Wolcott CT range from a 805 square ft, 2-bedroom cape ranch listed at $135,000 to a 9,747 square ft, 6-bedroom colonial listed at $1,399,000.Search for Homes in Wolcott CT The average list price of the homes currently available for sale in Wolcott CT is $424,103. The average days on market for these homes are 63 days.  There are currently 52 homes under contract in Wolcott CT.  In September 2021, 29 homes closed in Wolcott CT. They ranged from an 864 square ft, 2-bedroom ranch, which sold for $200,000 to a 3,566 square ft, 5-bedroom colonial that sold for $652,000. The average price for the closed ... 10/20/2021