Nice Weather

September days tend to start cool and end much the same.

But the hours in between have been simply beautiful.

Sunshine and light breezes make time in the garden priceless.

I only wish it could last longer.

Old farm building weathered grey and mossy.
Old farm building weathered grey and mossy.

Welcome September

September arrived today.

I spent the day harvesting tomatoes, peppers and herbs.

Spent perennials were trimmed back.

Sunflower heads harvested and drying in the greenhouse.

A little fire was started to relax after a full day.

The day ends with a walk around the garden. Gates are shut for the evening.
The day ends with a walk around the garden.
Gates are shut for the evening.

Foraging

What our grandparents did is now the “new thing”

Foraging.

 What I grew up knowing as, “living off the land”.

A recent cooking show I watched featured two chef’s competing against each other with foraged ingredients.

I found myself poking around the internet for Rose hip recipes, so much more than teas and jellies.

Shhh, don’t tell my family they have eaten Nettles this Summer.

I seem to have a bumper crop of those tasty weeds!

Rose hips aren't quite ripe yet.
Rose hips aren’t quite ripe yet.