The 3/4" of rain this week didn't do a lot to help the dry conditions.  Perhaps the Nor'easter that starts later today will help.  Trees are loosing their leaves without giving us much of a color show.  The predicted winds will probably strip many of them.  Otherwise the plant life is all in various stages of going into winter mode.  As for wildlife all the usual critters are still around though we haven't seen the woodchucks lately.  The winter birds don't seem to have made themselves known yet.  Temperatures are generally at average for this time of years with just one cold (33°) morning on Friday.  Ponds and streams are still low.