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DarkDeSantis t1_isumgmc wrote

It's really just the shore yorkers who are new here or legitimately gorgeous fall photos.

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AvogadrosMoleSauce t1_isuq4hj wrote

I'd love to show everyone some leaves. Come over, grab a rake.

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so2017 t1_isut3x5 wrote

This is better than the two weeks we spent on license plates.

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smarjorie t1_isuw84j wrote

As someone who moved from CT to a city last year, I both appreciate all these foliage posts and resent them for making me feel homesick

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Pruedrive t1_isuw905 wrote

Nothing wrong with it.. better than people bitching about Eversorces horse shit, or the litany of other waste of time topics we get down to here.

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KungLa0 t1_isuwzza wrote

Wait till it snows, then we'll get to see what CT looks like in the snow. I know you've all been wondering.

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Pruedrive t1_isuyxsu wrote

Replying to KJK998 (#136,869)

Sometimes it isn’t.. shocker I know, but when it comes to things like admiring something beautiful and unique about this place let em have their fun. We are only a couple weeks away from voting season, and when that white shit starts flying.. so this quiet before the literal and proverbial “storm” is more than welcomed.

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merryone2K t1_isuzebu wrote

I, for one, am loving them - keep 'em coming!!

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Bossgnom3 t1_isv36wm wrote

HOLY FISH PASTE, IT’S A TREE

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CaesarSaladin7 t1_isv3j6z wrote

You got a problem with pretty leaves? Let people have their joy.

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Purple-Blood9669 t1_isv4885 wrote

CT doesn't have to make fun of itself. That's what the Massachusetts subreddit is for.

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theundeadpixel t1_isv4zmn wrote

What if you combined a tree with a woman’s foot?

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rabidpirate t1_isv57o6 wrote

I hate it. It's more yardwork. Frankly when I eventually move this will be one of the things I will miss the least.

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I_VAPE_HOTDOG_WATER t1_isv5gi2 wrote

I'm telling you now, prepare for the snow posts!

Y'all think I'm joking about sending snow to Florida

Forget about mistaking a Labrador for a Bobcat, we need Buddy back!

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danathecount t1_isv5kmu wrote

To be fair, that tree's foliage is fucking glorious.

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professor_doom t1_isv7tka wrote

Growing up on the western edge of CT, the New Yorkers coming over were like the insane version of this

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Ryu6912 t1_isveloi wrote

Wow an actual good meme in this subreddit, color me surprised.

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Kind_Mountain1657 t1_isviv5u wrote

Let's be honest, this time of year is the best thing about living in Connecticut.

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iCUman t1_isvmp2f wrote

I love it. Keep 'em coming. The natural beauty of this state is greatly underappreciated.

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Suitable_Broccoli804 t1_isvnt28 wrote

Replying to AvogadrosMoleSauce (#136,438)

#LeavetheLeaves: https://xerces.org/blog/leave-the-leaves

“Besides providing the right plants, and protecting your garden from pesticides, one of the next most valuable things you can do to support pollinators and other invertebrates is to provide them with the winter cover they need in the form of fall leaves and standing dead plant material… the vast majority of butterflies and moths overwinter in the landscape as an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, or adult. In all but the warmest climates, these butterflies use leaf litter for winter cover. Great spangled fritillary and wooly bear caterpillars tuck themselves into a pile of leaves for protection from cold weather and predators. Red-banded hairstreaks lay their eggs on fallen oak leaves, which become the first food of the caterpillars when they emerge. Luna moths and swallowtail butterflies disguise their cocoons and chrysalises as dried leaves, blending in with the ‘real’ leaves”

🙂🦋🐝🐛

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CaptainAlliance t1_isw2s4m wrote

To be fair, we're pretty much going to end up looking like a winter wasteland with little to no snow on the ground and vast expanses of lifeless, leafless deciduous trees once mid-November hits. Let us enjoy this brief moment of color before we end up with 6 months of depressing woodlands.

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Suitable_Broccoli804 t1_isw7mq2 wrote

Replying to asspirate420 (#138,674)

You’re using your energy for better things- you’re helping fireflies and other critters that live in the leaves by leaving the leaves alone. Fallen leaves are very pretty anyway. I don’t think leaves on grass looks messy, especially ever since I learned how many invertebrates live in them… and this helps to feed the birds too…

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Suitable_Broccoli804 t1_isw84nr wrote

Replying to rabidpirate (#137,271)

Just leave the leaves on the ground. No need to rake them. Leaf blowing is damaging to invertebrates that live in the leaves and the ground. It’s good and healthy for the invertebrates that live in them to leave the leaves alone. It also helps to support various pollinators and butterflies… By reducing raking and just leaving the leaves where they are, you save time, energy, and are doing something good for the planet. And it provides more food for the native birds in the area. I also think honestly that leaves on lawns are pretty.

https://xerces.org/blog/leave-the-leaves

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darthirule t1_iswhuju wrote

Replying to professor_doom (#137,441)

I didn't realize how many people actually came to New England to look at our leaves in the fall. I always thought people over exaggerated it until I saw videos on tik tok of back roads at a stand still and the break down lanes of highways being turned into a parking lot of people looking at leaves.

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RectangularAnus t1_iswiht6 wrote

And I'm over here just massively depressed that everything is gonna be dead... I KNOW! If you don't like it leave....Was born here. Trying. Moving isn't cheap.

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Determined_Cucumber t1_iswwrb6 wrote

Gotta admit, CT is putting up some interesting competition when comparing fall pics to my old place over at the blue ridge parkway.

This place is surprisingly pretty in the fall.

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sir-based-alot t1_isx4g1j wrote

Can you believe there people who literally live in a desert and never see pretty trees?

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Synapse82 t1_isxd9l0 wrote

This is actually a good meme lol Also, true. But hey I welcome to the posts and look forward to the first heavy snow posts!

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Jawaka99 t1_isxg0k2 wrote

There should be single mega-threads for this stuff

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Suitable_Broccoli804 t1_isxh4z3 wrote

Replying to Tarantula_Saurus_Rex (#141,397)

Fireflies lay their eggs in leaf litter. They are beetles and the larvae live in dead leaves. I just searched the internet about it and these are some articles/blogs about it:

https://mygreenmontgomery.org/2022/do-you-like-fireflies-leave-the-leaves-to-save-them/

https://www.dukefarms.org/making-an-impact/stewardship-at-home/creating-a-firefly-habitat/

https://hgic.clemson.edu/leave-the-leaves-for-the-fireflies/

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Sonakstyle t1_isxqn4b wrote

We love our leaves!!! Back to sunsets soon

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diabolicalcarpmaster t1_isy0v1v wrote

Yeah! This sub's only purpose is to complain about left lane drivers and ask what Bob Stefanowski's platform is.

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ThemesOfMurderBears t1_isy9pmi wrote

This happens all over reddit. Some topics don't have enough to post and talk about to satiate the amount of interest on reddit. So you end up with these lopsided chunks of time where something interesting is done to death. This is compounded by the fact that posts with photos are the most engaged with to an overwhelmingly staggering degree.

I was a member of the monitors subreddit for a bit. Lots of complaints about what people were posting (like troubleshooting). As it turns out, monitors are hardly interesting enough to warranty multiple daily posts.

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ThemesOfMurderBears t1_isya6a0 wrote

Replying to Suitable_Broccoli804 (#138,389)

Since I've becoming a homeowner, there was one fall where I didn't touch the leaves. My wife had just had a back surgery, so I was on full time parent-and-home-duty -- all while still working.

Come spring, my lawn was pretty much completely clear of leaves anyway.

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Suitable_Broccoli804 t1_isybs2f wrote

Replying to TheBlueSapphire (#143,541)

Yes, leaves are good fertilizer. Personally, I think perfect looking/golf course/ country club-looking lawns have become less attractive the more I have learned about the amount of chemicals, monoculture, and destruction of natural landscape that is involved in the maintenance of a certain aesthetic. Maybe the patches in your lawn really aren’t a big deal to most people, but yeah I guess many people learned that their yard is supposed to look a certain way (according to some people). I just hope that people over time care to help out invertebrates because I’ve noticed a massive decline in fireflies and insects in general over my lifetime. 🍂🍁🪲🐛🦋 I miss the fireflies and other insects that used to fly up to lights outside at night… there aren’t as many anymore.

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Heavnly19 t1_isyk6ph wrote

Accurate, but I ain't mad about it!

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trombonekid t1_isylj3i wrote

I mean, it fucking rules dog. Nature is incredible!

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Tarantula_Saurus_Rex t1_it1z76n wrote

Replying to Suitable_Broccoli804 (#149,789)

Omg I know. I have this literal canopy of oak trees covering my cabin. On all sides of my house. They're huge, old, creeky, and super messy this time of year with twigs and tons of acorns. The amount of moths and butterflies around here is crazy. In the summer, every day, I have to scoop them out of my front vestibule by the dozens. I grab them all and put them in the grass because the birds see and come to eat them.

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