As I cleaned up in my garden this weekend I found a few beautiful flowers left. Unlike other areas in Maine, we are blessed by one more month with no frost. The tomatoes have September to ripen, then I'll be wrapping them up in newspaper and placing them inside. The lilies will only live a day, the cosmos maybe another week. Hummingbirds are busy at the nasturtiums, soaking up all the nectar they can before taking off for a warmer climate. I love this time of year in my garden, everything is turning golden brown. There is a quiet peacefulness surrounding each and every plant, as they begin to die or just go to sleep.
Beautiful picture, Amy! All that your garden means to you comes through so clearly in your blog. It makes it a pleasure to read! We haven't tended our garden for three years (since my daughter stopped being home during the summer to help with it...including reading to the crops). This years, it seems it is being taken over by wildflowers and as I mowed the lawn this weekend, I thought maybe we should turn the plot over to that purpose!
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