October 2009

So let’s see, what does the camera say I did in October?

Oh! I baked biscotti with lemon zest and candied ginger. Yum.

I bought some little potted herbs and put them on a sunny window sill.

Parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary.

There were some late bloomers in the garden.

Pretty little wild asters.

And I think this is the silliest flower ever.

Those plants are about 8 feet tall. They are growing at the bottom of a steep slope near the driveway.

I presume this was a second bloom on the spirea, and whatever this other shrub is. Anyone?

This burning bush was beautiful.

And the vine on the garage too. All gone now.

The elderberry behind the wood shed was magnificent.

Even the slime mold was pretty.

And there was a magic time in the morning when the brook outflow caught the sun.

On a particularly warm day there were a final few dragonflies,

ladybugs looking for hiding places,

and birthday socks for the youngest hanging on the line.

The summer birds are gone, but the winter birds are plentiful.

I cleaned the garage and workshop of a summer’s-worth of spider webs,mouse droppings, and flies.

And when I went to use my shop vac, I found this little guy all snuggled up to the hose like he’d found his mom.

And finally, Halloween evening looked like this.