Around Town | October

The rolling fields between Perry Hill and Kneeland Flats are home for a while longer for the dairy cows at the Davis Farm before winter keeps them inside their barn. Photo by Gordon Miller.

Holsteins head out to their pasture at the Davis Farm on Kneeland Flats, surrounded by fall color. Photo by Gordon Miller.

The Davis Dairy Farm occupies one of the prettiest spots in Waterbury Center between Kneeland Flats and Perry Hill. Photo by Gordon Miller.

Early October rain and fog make the colors pop in the trees starting to turn along the driveway at Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury. Photo by Gordon Miller.

Going for a leaf-peeping ride doesn't always need wheels. Photo by Gordon Miller.

Photo by Gordon Miller.

Students at Thatcher Brook Primary School head back inside after an outside break carrying their individual balls so as not to share germs along with toys. Photo by Gordon Miller.

Pro Pig is decked out for fall. It looks like there's room for a scarecrow from the Recreation Department's Halloween scarecrow contest. Photo by Gordon Miller.

The season's not over til it's over. On the Waterbury Reservoir in October. Photo by Gordon Miller.

Leaf-peeping can happen in a boat or on water skis, too. Monday, Oct. 12, is the last day the Waterbury Center Day Use State Park is open and staffed for the season. Photo by Gordon Miller.

Little River State Park on the Waterbury Reservoir will be the last state park to close this year on Oct. 25. Photo by Gordon Miller.

A wet suit helps extend the season. Photo by Gordon Miller.