We are still harvesting eggplants and a few tomatoes.  The apples and pears are just about done.  But what a beautiful year we have had.  So grateful!!!

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

Look at this:  the end of the red apples.  We had such a great year for fruit.  

 

We picked about 100 cherries, a ton of blueberries, another ton of apples, and a whole bunch of pears.

 

Life is good here at Crazybrook Farm.

 

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

I know this looks a bit odd, but lately I have noticed that the Redbud trees are holding onto a lot of seedpods.  Some of the trees look almost black with them.  

 

I think it's another sign of overfruitiing this year to make up for the last two years.  

 

I am hoping that one of those seedpods on my Redbud tree flies over the driveway and plants itself where my old Redbud tree used to be.  I'll let you know...

 

HAPPY FALL!!!

 

 

 

I know it's a common weed, but this pokeweed caught my eye with its red stems and purple-black berries.  

 

I just looked it up in one of my weed books, and I learned that the leaves, roots, and berries are poisonous.  My book also describes it as a malodorous upright perennial weed that grows up to 12 feet tall.  Now that paints a pretty picture.

 

Anyway, I thought it was kinda pretty, so I took its picture, and showed it to you.  

 

HAPPY FALL!!!

 

 

 

The tulip poplars are changing now too.  They are yellow and brown, and dropping their leaves as we speak.  They are easily recognizable from a distance by their conical shape, and up close by their fabulous tulip-shaped leaves.  You may even see some pointy cones with seeds on the ground underneath them.

 

Look for tulip poplars;  they are beautiful in the fall.  I will show you them again in the spring, when they bloom.  

 

 

HAPPY FALL!!!

 

 

 

As we were walking up the hill I saw more sourwoods changing color.  It is interesting to me how some are darker than others.  But you can see them all along the roadways and in your travels showing their beautiful fall colors.  Some are still sporting their seed pods, which stay white and poke up at the top of the trees.  Maybe from a distance that's what makes them look pink.

 

HAPPY FALL!!!

 

This is my favorite Sourwood tree.  It turns pink early every year, and it kinda peeks out from behind all these other big trees.  I know that fall is here when I see my little sourwood changing.  

 

HAPPY FALL!!!

 

I read an interesting thing about Fall in the Farmers Almanac.  And while I was there, I borrowed this picture.

Anyway, I learned that Fall begins this year at 8:44am on September 22nd, from an astronomical perspective:  based on the earth's tilt.  Well, meteorologically, Fall began on September 1st and goes through November.  I never knew that anybody thought that way, but me.  

 

But, I found out that meteorologists think the same way, with their focus on the weather.  

 

Fall:  September, October, and November

Winter:  December, January, and February

Spring:  March, April, and May

Summer:  June, July, and August

 

That sure makes it easier to organize my blogs into seasons.  I can do it by the months.  :)

 

 

HAPPY FALL Y'ALL!!!

 

Here is a last bit of summer sunshine to start your day.  Julia gave me this begonia last year when she left for Florida.  I kept it alive in the basement.  I'll tell you the truth, I didn't baby it AT ALL.  I just cut it way back, and watered it about three times all winter.  This spring I brought it outside, and it has grown back to be beautiful, and greet me every day when I walk out the front door.  And of course, the hummingbirds visit it every day too.   

 

Not too many signs of summer left:  too hot, too dry.   So we are just kissing our mountain summer goodbye, and looking forward to a gorgeous fall.  I think the drought may have pushed it up a little.  

 

I am excited to be part of it, and to share it with you.

 

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

We are still getting eggplants.  I guess they don't mind the dry weather.  They start out like this, and then in a couple weeks we have eggplants.  

 

I love seeing them in all their stages.  

 

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!