Yesterday was the 1st of March, and in these parts that is considered to be the first day of autumn.
This time last year, we were in the middle of a 5-month drought, with a succession of
long hot days behind and ahead of us.
This year, it has already felt autumnal for some time; the nights are cool and the
mornings chilly, and some trees are already turning.
Although there are still ripening tomatoes in the garden, the plants have already signed out:
We have eaten the last of our beautifully sweet corn cobs:
And the normally red leaves of one of my favourite trees, Cercis "Forest Pansy",
have deepened to a glowing ruby:
Winter is coming, and it makes me sad. I miss the warmth of the sun.
The only positive is that at least all of my Northern Hemisphere friends
will be looking forward to their coming spring.
Enjoy!
"He that is giddy thinks the world turns round"
Shakespeare ~ The Taming of the Shrew
He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.
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Love your Forest Pansy. I have been trying to convince the smaller portion that we need one for some time.
ReplyDeleteAnd I will be very glad to welcome winter. We have had a long, hot dry summer and I am over it. So very over it. Our corn cooked on the cob - or at least withered and toughened. We are still getting tomatoes and chillis but everything else is on its way out.
It's a beautiful little tree, isn't it? Well, mine's still little, anyway.
DeleteWe have our second crop of potatoes just beginning. No chillies though - Mr A doesn't like them so they don't get planted. Strict division of labour here - the vege garden is his! :D
I wish winter would leave us!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of heading back to W.V. this weekend, but there's another huge storm coming Sunday night.
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It will end, thunder - eventually. You sure have had a terrible winter!
DeleteHello, Alexia, and thanks for stopping by. It is March 2nd, it is snowing in NE Ohio. It's nice to know you are expecting winter to show up down there; I'm happy for it to go do its job elsewhere for a bit.
ReplyDeleteHello Joanne. I found your blog through Elephant's Child, and I've visited a number of times now. You have had a fair amount of winter's attention - I think it would be fair if it let up on you soon!
DeleteYour photos almost remind me of our days before this (current) unruly winter. I know winter isn't your happiest season to be entering, but you can rejoice in knowing it will never be like ours, even presently. It's -18 degrees this morning and it will drop lower, this evening. On the bright side, the sun is in full bloom right now!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Karen - something would definitely be out of kilter if our temperate little country got a winter like the one you guys have had!
DeleteHope your sun continues to shine :)
Those tomatoes are looking good! Exactly like my mom is trying to grow.
ReplyDeleteIt's somewhere around -25 here. My lips chap just waking up!
We have had the most fantastic tomato season ever, and the little cherry tomatoes, which are my favourites, have produced incredible crops. They are so sweet and delicious. It's a wonder that my skin hasn't turned a bright shade of tomato - I probably eat between 30 and 50 a day!
DeleteI hope your mom has success with hers, John!
Well there is no sign of Spring here - we are still up to our ears in snow
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