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| Apples turned into tempting treats as the first day of Autumn approaches. |
This was garden clean-up week: tomato vines and their cages uprooted, bean plants pulled, pruners lost in the rubble, wheelbarrow run a marathon, compost bin more stuffed than a Thanksgiving turkey! The whole family was involved. Our gigantic pile of sticks is reduced to ashes over the barren garden, helping to clean the slate on stubborn grasses waging war to win back the land we are trying to transform.
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| Giant grey striped sunflower seed head. |
A very few vegetables remain, some carrots, bell peppers, and all the winter squashes; sunflower seeds are ready to be harvested and roasted, or left for the birds. Our fall garden is progressing nicely as cabbage and broccoli plants stretch out to fill the empty spaces between.
Day and night are now nearly 12 hours each as the impending equinox changes the calendar officially to the autumn season. The sun is rising due east and is setting due west. Our myrtle trees are already coloring up and dropping their leaves, while dogwood and red maple are showing noticeable tint. It's time to sit back with a glass of fresh apple cider and take in the wonder of God's creation. Soon enough we'll be pulling jars of canned produce out of the pantry to supplement what little fresh we can find as the weeks get colder.
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| Cabbages (top row), broccoli (middle), and brussels sprouts. |
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