Fall, Perfect for Research

This is the scene that greeted me this morning as I walked my dogs in my tiny back yard. First, the batteries in my camera went a bit wonky so by the time I replaced them the sun had come up a little higher. The picture does the intense colors no justice at all, unfortunately. It looks like the tree is on fire when the sun hits it just right!

I spent several hours sitting by the Connecticut River today, smelling the air, watching the boats, listening to the water lap at the shore, documenting grasses and plants and the general ambience of the place.

Twelve thousand words into my new WIP (novel #4) and it's going well.

Research is the fun part!