Well, we’re coming up on that time of year again. Do I buy pumpkins for outside or not? By Halloween, the chipmunks and squirrels have eaten holes in them, making us look more or less like that derelict property in the neighborhood that everyone avoids. If I put out attractive swags of Indian corn, the birds will have stripped them clean in a matter of days. And while I got out my mighty leaf blower to tidy up a day or two ago, they’ve all blown back in again. My gardens are largely compost too at this stage. It’s that in-between season where the fall colors have faded, the leaves have fallen, the days are cooler, and Herself limits my turning on the heat unless we have a really crisp morning.
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