One of these mornings, much too soon, we will wake up, step outside, and see that all the tender flower and vegetable plants will be droopy and wilty and well on the way to dead - victims of a killing frost! This always catches me by surprise for some reason. I grow so accustomed to stepping out the door to greet the day and I am overwhelmed by the color and beauty of the plantings, the canopy of trees overhead, and the summer-ness of it all! But already (It is, after all, October now!) the situation requires that we hold our robes or sweatshirts tightly around ourselves, pull socks onto our feet, and spout encouraging words to Fred to "Hurry, little guy! It's cold!" Of course, he knows it's cold! He needs very little encouragement to hustle, unless the coyote is nearby, in which case he must bravely stand on patrol at the fence line and prepare to escort him swiftly away from his personal domain. This terrifies me as I fear for Fred when he does this! I never leave him when this happens! He is too brave for his own good! And naive about the wild ways of coyotes! So, we are trying to save what can be saved for the winter months ahead. No fruit, of course, due to the early freezes, but plenty of grapes (Malbecs, these) that we juiced and froze, herbs that are now drying in paper sacks, and flowers, flowers, flowers.....to hold in our memories. There are pumpkins for pies and soup and Jack o'lanterns! And the arugula and Swiss chard will hang on for us awhile longer. The hot air balloons will fly "en mass" this weekend, which absolutely means....it will be cold! (Just ask Piper if you don't believe me! She was soooooo cold last year at the Balloon Fiesta!! Poor darling! Until FINALLY, Mr. Golden Sun came up!!)
Happy October everyone! It is such a beautiful month!
One of these mornings, much too soon, we will wake up, step outside, and see that all the tender flower and vegetable plants will be droopy and wilty and well on the way to dead - victims of a killing frost! This always catches me by surprise for some reason. I grow so accustomed to stepping out the door to greet the day and I am overwhelmed by the color and beauty of the plantings, the canopy of trees overhead, and the summer-ness of it all! But already (It is, after all, October now!) the situation requires that we hold our robes or sweatshirts tightly around ourselves, pull socks onto our feet, and spout encouraging words to Fred to "Hurry, little guy! It's cold!" Of course, he knows it's cold! He needs very little encouragement to hustle, unless the coyote is nearby, in which case he must bravely stand on patrol at the fence line and prepare to escort him swiftly away from his personal domain. This terrifies me as I fear for Fred when he does this! I never leave him when this happens! He is too brave for his own good! And naive about the wild ways of coyotes! So, we are trying to save what can be saved for the winter months ahead. No fruit, of course, due to the early freezes, but plenty of grapes (Malbecs, these) that we juiced and froze, herbs that are now drying in paper sacks, and flowers, flowers, flowers.....to hold in our memories. There are pumpkins for pies and soup and Jack o'lanterns! And the arugula and Swiss chard will hang on for us awhile longer. The hot air balloons will fly "en mass" this weekend, which absolutely means....it will be cold! (Just ask Piper if you don't believe me! She was soooooo cold last year at the Balloon Fiesta!! Poor darling! Until FINALLY, Mr. Golden Sun came up!!)
Happy October everyone! It is such a beautiful month!
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