IS IT FALL YET?

 

Ash tree glows in the morning sun

If I had posted this essay several days ago, I would have said, “Okay – it’s cold now. 33 this morning.” It went from a high of 80 to a low of 33 on Thursday in a matter of days.

“Fall weather switch has flipped,” read the headline in Wednesday’s newspaper. It goes on to say that it might snow soon in the mountains. And that reminds me that my brother Chuck predicted this six weeks ago or so. “It’s going to be warm, and then it will be winter,” he said. I begin to think he might be right.

Once again, I washed my summer robe and t-shirts and put them away – “for the last time,” I pronounced to myself. But no! The high in the Valley on Saturday reached into the 70s, and hit 79 on Sunday. Mike wore shorts. But the change is here again now with rain and highs in the 60s.

Well, it just leaves us wondering when we should winterize the farmhouse. I’d like to have Christmas there, but Mike says he’d like to winterize before it gets cold. Seems like that would be pretty soon. So -- I’m working on “Plan B” for Christmas.

We went shopping this morning, and it was cold in Walmart. I suppose they kept it cool over the weekend. Our house is still reasonably warm.

I came back from the farm with two containers of tomatoes – ripe and green. I didn't expect the green ones to ripen, but every day, several of them turn from green to orange. It happens so quickly. I'm getting quite a collection on the kitchen window.  Such fun to watch! KW