Vineyard Gardener
Several days of rain last week put me right. I finally was able to attend to some indoor projects.
The outdoor news this week has to be the lunar eclipse. Wow! It was so impressive. We hauled out lawn chairs, pillows and blankets.
I could not be happier with the change of seasons. Cool nights are just right for sleeping and midday light makes the garden world absolutely lovely.
I was so grateful for last Thursday’s downpour. It started off slow enough to prepare the ground.
There aren’t too many times in my life that I do not have the philosophy “more is better.” I am referring to the number of branches on a forsythia.
I’m ready for the season to change. Spring and fall are my favorite garden times. I am completely over this summer.
It’s been several years since it has been so hot and humid for such a long stretch. It seems like it could be a hurricane magnet.
I may have mentioned this previously, summer is my least favorite season. It’s too darned hot!
I love rain. Tuesday was a personal favorite. We worked outside. I cannot say enough about proper rain gear.
Every year at this time I am filled with regrets. Why didn’t I plant the winter squashes sooner? Why did I let so many peas go unpicked?
Since moving to the Vineyard in 1970, I have never understood that classic from Porgy and Bess, “Summertime and the living is easy.”
There is a lot of time spent in traffic these days. I put the truck in park and try to improve my powers of observation.