Cottonwood are turning. Those little jays - bluebirds that only show in the fall are all over the place. Hummingbird sugar solution consumption down 32%. We expect ol' Mr. Frosty to come nip, nip, nipping around here Sept 10th-15th. Playfully nipping the noses of Miss tomato and Miss pepper, that cavalier rogue, but leaving the flowers another few weeks.

Ah, the romance of fall. Soggy leaves, sweaters, and time to climb up on the roof and clean out the chimney for the wood stove.

Oh, I can't bear the thought. I was out last night (after being gone for 3 days this week and last) tying up the tomatos that have exceeded the reach of my LARGE tomato cages. They are phenomonal! The Black tomato is the largest plant, and in tying up some of the farthest reaching branches, I see pea sized tomatoes just starting. The poor darlings. I probably won't get to harvest them. But there are tons that I will, I do believe - huge tomatos - 4-5" across! And the Bush Celebrity is doing almost as well. Starting to ripen, nice 3"+ tomatoes. Going to be making some sauce soon!

Please don't come too soon Mr. Frost!

Not frost. Not quite yet. My zukes are finally starting to bloom. Once Mr. Zuke blossom and Ms. Zuke blossom get their schedule sorted out and start producing kinder zukes, I don't want them all to get slammed with a killing frost. That's what happened last year. Mrs. Zuke was obviously preggers, and the frost KILLED her. No zucchini boats last year.