Today, Kodak’s 1000 Words Blog is featuring a guide to making your own advent calendar. Turns out Eastman House has the perfect number of windows to countdown to the Christmas Holiday! Visit the 1000 Words Blog to learn how Kodak’s Tips & Projects Center transformed a photo of Eastman House into this fun holiday tradition.

The Japanese maples are in full color and Indian summer is here. This image is of the historic cut leaf Japanese maple planted in 1904 or 1905 near the pergola east of the house.

The gardeners and volunteers began the fall leaf pickup in earnest this week. Although many of the trees and shrubs have shed their leaves, the European beeches and ginkgos should reach full color in the next several days – a perfect time to enjoy the gardens in this great weather.