Sunday, September 20, 2015

Fall

Fall came a day early this year.

It's September 20th, 2015 and according to the calendar, the last day of summer.

But it arrived today, after a lengthy long hot summer, spreading it's cool crispness, and chilly breezes. The sky was filled with swiftly moving clouds and the daylight is rapidly decreasing.  And I wore sweaters appropriately for the season, and the dark fall clothes are now gracing my closet and dresser drawers.

It's been a long, hot summer.  Lingering long into September.  Just last week the temperatures were in the upper eighties, strange for the North Country here.

The green peppers are still going strong in the garden and pots.

This has been a year for green peppers, sunny, hot weather long into what we would normally call fall. I subjected all my NYC children to pans of stuffed peppers!

 Everything else, except for the beets, is done in the garden.  Well, we do have to dig the rest of the potatoes, but I'm waiting for my younger friends to come and enjoy that experience!  We pulled the tomato plants out a couple weeks ago, but now comes the task of getting the vines and dead plants out  and preparing the garden for it's winter rest.

It's been busy at the Inn and Lake this past spring and summer.  And I'm looking forward to buttoning down "camp" and gardens.  And concentrating on my Inn guests and planning the rehearsal dinner in Ohio.

Fall sometimes come with a bit of sadness.

The end of a season of growth and light.  Newness and beginnings.  Energy and expression.

A settling in.

A preparing for.

A time for color and change.  A time of soup and hearty food.

An almost quiet time.

Fall

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