A prediction of lows in the 30's for the weekend, had us scurrying around yesterday. John made a trip for more K-1 (which has pretty much doubled in price, thanks to the Republicans and their senile egomaniac of a president,) and Justin came up to move some big pots of plants indoors (a fifty + year old ficus tree, rosemary, lavender, basil, and a few others.) And almost all the hay we need for the winter has been delivered. It's a bit like the squirrels that are frantically storing walnuts and buckeyes.
And it's a good feeling, as the days grow ever shorter, to be turning my thoughts to soups and stews and perhaps a bit of baking. Fall brings out the hobbit in me.
Spring is still my favorite season, but now, in my old age, Fall is a very close second. The comfy clothes, the slower rhythms, firelight . . . oh, yes!
And, pretty much as predicted, around 6:15 the wind picked up and and gray clouds moved in from the west. By 7:45 it was raining and the temperature had dropped appreciably.
Time to go close that last open window . . .
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We will hit 32 tonight.
My 45 year old jade plant (which I grew from a cutting) and all the other houseplants came in from the screened porch a while back -- and then we had some days of record heat! But fall is definitely settling in here in the DC area. It will never replace spring as my favorite season.
It's going to be in the 20s tonight here. We had our first sleet this morning briefly.
Our first freeze was last night, though there was frost on cars yesterday morning too. Glad I've only a few indoor plants to care for. Love seeing your sweet colors. There is still a lot of green here...wonder if these are oaks or what...not conifers!
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