I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.
John Burroughs

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Random

Last Tuesday morning, we awoke to see white frost all over. It wasn't really a killing frost, but heavy enough to penetrate the covers we had placed over the bean fence and the cherry tomato plants. So...I've been busy dismantling the garden, taking down the bean fence and pulling the tomato plants. Its rather a shame we had that heavy a frost, because this week is much warmer, the night temperatures are staying just above single C digits, so the beans and tomatoes would have carried on. Such is gardening! The pumpkin and squash vines were frozen, so the fruit is cleaned and stored. 



Yesterday, I pulled frost blackened plants from the flower beds and prepped the soil and planted some bulbs I'd ordered. The last of the turnips got pulled, cleaned, then waxed and stored later in the day.

The last two days have been sublime fall days, the colour in the leaves of the trees really coming out. Once the trees start to turn, they seem to turn overnight. The soft maples are pretty much at their peak now, the hard maples coming a close second, but other trees are more hesitant to call it a season, so there is still a lot of green in the canopy.

Today is a little dreary and overcast, so Hubby and I went for a short road trip to see some of the colours. It wasn't the best light for photography, but some of the colours were quite brilliant.



2 comments:

  1. Sorry you had the frost so soon. Your fall pictures are gorgeous. I've lived in Florida my whole life and have never traveled in the fall so I've never been lucky enough to see that in person - just beautiful!

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    1. Thank you Martha: After a busy summer, it is cathartic to get things pulled and the garden beds ready for winter! The fall colours can be spectacular or muted, depending on the weather. There is nothing like a crisp, sunny, brilliant fall day! This year looks good so far, and hope to get some better pics before the leaves all fall, usually mid to later in October when we will be under 'bare poles' again!

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