It's been a long hot summer! And Fall has finally arrived, with cooler nights and shorter days. Garden produce is still plentiful, and having worked up spiced peaches, peaches for the freezer, sweet and sour pickled okra, okra for the freezer, and best of all, okra for frying, I can honestly say that I am looking forward to the rotation to apples. Fresh green beans, homegrown potatoes freshly dug, butternut squash and zucchini were gifted to us this summer too, so even though we didn't plant a garden, we enjoyed the bounty.
Another sign of Autumn is the blooming of our Summer/Autumn Clematis. Every year it gets more and more abundant, this time actually taking over the deck floor. Could it be because I didn't take the time to prune it off as it expanded its horizon? Monarch butterflies are now migrating, so they pause in our backyard to sip some hummingbird food. And our recent summer visitor, Mr. Lucky Kitty, lies down on the deck to enjoy the late afternoon warmth on his tummy, after a fresh refill of kibble.
Yes, Fall has definitely arrived!
