Today is the last day of summer.
Just when things were starting to get really beautiful in the garden...
The vines are full and blossoming...
something for which I have waited the entire summer.
And with one frosty night
it will all be
gone.
Until next Spring, when we start anew....new seeds, new seedlings, new life.
Yes, tomorrow is the first day of autumn...
the beginning of crackling fires,
falling leaves,
shorter days....
the preparation for the sleepy days of winter that follow.
I am spending most of my time this week working our hay field,
flipping mown hay,
trying to get it to dry by the weekend.
In passing by the garden and barn these two guys caught my eye....
what an amazing creature,
with the perfect woodland costume,
you'd just think he was a stick.
And this caterpillar reminds me of a clown
in his colorful striped suit!
Life is winding down for both of these fellows, too.
I wonder what these two will do when winter comes.
Yesterday we finished harvesting the sweet potatoes.
Here is the total harvest drying on some large towels....
Unfortunately it is hard to get an appreciation for the size of each of these spuds.
They are enormous!
The biggest we ever grew.
The largest could easily feed a family of four.
A sweet bumper crop for sure!
And for us....the assurance of a tasty, nutritious winter.
Goodbye dear Summer...
we will meet again in nine months,
but until then we will enjoy the colorful, crisp days of Autumn,
the sleepy, snowy blanket of Winter,
and the gift of rebirth and renewal that comes with Spring.
Yesterday we finished harvesting the sweet potatoes.
Here is the total harvest drying on some large towels....
Unfortunately it is hard to get an appreciation for the size of each of these spuds.
They are enormous!
The biggest we ever grew.
The largest could easily feed a family of four.
A sweet bumper crop for sure!
And for us....the assurance of a tasty, nutritious winter.
we will meet again in nine months,
but until then we will enjoy the colorful, crisp days of Autumn,
the sleepy, snowy blanket of Winter,
and the gift of rebirth and renewal that comes with Spring.
Comments
Kathy
It's sad to see summer end...especially this year when we here in Kansas spent a lot of our days inside trying to escape the terrible heat. I'm not ready to be stuck inside for winter so I am enjoying these wonderful cooler days of fall. Beautiful photo's ...love your vines! What a wonderful harvest crop of sweet potatoes you have there...that should certainly do you for the winter. I hope you don't get any frost for a while yet...let's hope fall stays a little longer this year. Enjoy your day!
Maura :)
What a bumper crop! You work so hard to provide wonderful things for your family! Great job. Now get back in the kitchen!
Carmen and the Primcats
Please send that Walking Stick Character In my direction, tell him I pay well for modeling, he can have ALL the aphids left on the rose bushes.