Things should still be colorful, the post peak wane is gradual, temps and precip factor in but rainy days can also add a nice contrast and make the colors pop. New England has some of the most capricious weather anywhere but in my opinion this was a very good year. We had a few hot days this summer but overall it was nice and the rainfall seemed adequate. I don't know what the balance point is but I think we came close. The reason I say this is that a lot of what grows on my property is on average just ok to struggling. This year everything bloomed and held. I've got a mature dogwood that bore fruit for the first time ever, biennial wildflowers that bloomed last year, made a show this year. The other indicator was the number migratory birds hitting my feeders, saw a lot of new comers this year. Anyway so far the color is nice and it looks like it'll stay that way a while.