The week of weeping is past, the weeks of early autumn commence. It is green-gold outside and my dogs have a silky thick undercoat developing. I've put a tub of summer clothes out to storage and I'm shampooing the carpets and furniture, washing baseboards and dust from the antiques. Somehow fall cleaning is more inspiring to me than spring cleaning. It is the hint of frost in the air.
As our friends stood under the white pine in the front yard they blew the first misty breath as they told us good-bye. We had had a campfire, home made ice cream and home made hot fudge sauce. Yes it was good.
The tiny life in the fish pond has revealed itself to be Koi. The little fish are rivaling the older, bigger ones in aggression as I feed them each morning. The water lily has produced two white blooms so far. The pond is leafy each morning with the first falling. I'm emptying the swimming pool at the end of the week.
So badly we wanted to harvest honey, but it must be upper 80's. Perhaps the bees will keep their store until next spring. Tomorrow may be warm enough, so we are prepared.
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