There's a hint of autumn in the air...my favorite of all seasons. I love the chilly mornings and the colors in my garden in these last days of summer. The blue globe thistle and red bee balm are making a stunning splash, one final hurrah to the summer sunshine...at night, the heady scent of phlox and buddelia wafts across the garden to the front porch. By day, those same flowers attract alot of attention from butterflies looking for food to sustain them on their long journey to their winter abode.
In the veggie garden, squash is ripening on the vine, tomatoes hang in multitudes of red jewels awaiting happy customer orders, late plantings of green beans, red beets, onions, romaine, broccoli and cauliflower grow steadily, a promise of autumn harvest.
The freezers are filled to the brim with food for winter's use...green beans, sweet corn, peaches, blueberries, apricots, range run chicken and beef. What satisfaction as this housewife recalls the sweat and toil of many hours of preparation that went into getting that food into the freezer!
As the days get cooler, so the energy increases! Autumn projects begin to fill the schedule... homeschool starting, autumn decor to be placed around the house, cleaning projects to complete before the fun projects of winter, camping and hiking in the cool, crisp air...
Happy Autumn...
