Harvesting the Last of Summer
Summer is sending leaves drifting down to carpet the grass. Dustings of frost now dull the colours. All too soon the coverings will be deeper and whiter as the drifts reshape the landscape. But I am getting ahead of myself. Three cheers for the hope of a long and glorious fall! I DO hope! The trees are changing colour and dropping their leaves. This is the mixed trees at the back edge of the property which has only made it a future to-do list. Interesting though as it has spruce, pines, lilacs, carraganas and some amur maples among others in it. We have been working on the poison ivy and clearing out deadfall in the woodlot at the front edge of the property. Now doesn't that sound better than 'the bush'! The garden has been harvested except for some of the root crops and as the soup list fills then that too will be ready for tilling. That grape is in a low spot and shall be moved. My Man now 'gets' that relocating plants and shrubs is part of gardening.