End of October

There are a handful of golden beets waiting in the refrigerator. In a few days they’ll be slow roasted with potatoes, slathered in olive oil and then mixed with Gorgonzola and fresh spinach for a deliciously earthy salad. The beet greens will probably go to the chickens as they’ve gotten both tough and slug-nibbled. Sharing the bounty around the farm always pays it forward!

The autumn leaves continue to turn and fall. Some trees are already empty, some distributing slowly and others yet to turn. There is magic in there somewhere though because after raking and removing twenty gallons of leaves, the driveway looked just the same! How is that possible?

Everything is settling in for winter but still clinging to the last breath of summer. There are still a few dahlias brightening up beds and the random rose blooming with fierce determination. Time to put the vases away until Spring and start thinking about wreaths.