Fall may not arrive on the calendar until later this month, but it's arrived with a bang here in Northwestern PA. The oppressive heat we've had for the last couple weeks took a dive and we woke up to very pleasant sixty degree weather.
The BEST thing about cooler temps: less mosquitoes!
Locally, we've had signs of Fall's approach. The apples on the trees round about have been ripening and the trails and ditches are ripe with dropped, bruised, rotting apples. (The deer seem to be enjoying Nature's bounty.) Fields abound with goldenrod, queen anne's lace and purple asters and the oranges and reds of the sumac are sure to follow soon.
Our garden slowed down enough that the remaining wax and purple beans have been left unpicked to be used as seed for next year. The purple beans were so prolific everyone in the neighborhood had fresh beans at least once a month. Same with the cucumbers. Only a few straggling tomatoes remain on the vine. The MacIntosh apples are pretty ripe. So far we've gotten over three bushels (most went to feed the deer 'cause I didn't spray) about a fourth of which hadn't been eaten by ants or flies. The Gala apples are ripening nicely; the tree is simply loaded down with fruit. Only six pumpkins grew large enough to harvest before the rain forced us to pick so they wouldn't rot. There were two small, one normal size, two larger and one HUGE. Am going to be giving seeds away again next year. YIPPEE!
Speaking of change...
Have pulled some of the card-making supplies in from the shed and have started learning how to make cards. More on that next time.
For now, my fine feathered friends, it's time to swap the laundry from the dryer to the folding plane and from the washer to the dryer.
Y'all have a blessed day!
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