Last gasp of summer

Fall truly is just around the corner. This morning I felt that autumnal chill, which is both welcome and unwelcome. I love the change of seasons, but I’m not quite ready to let go of tank tops and summer’s warm embrace. I love crisp, frosty mornings, but I dislike having to don multiple layers to go outside. I love the beginning of the school year with its new supplies and new year optimism, but I miss the long lazy days of summer when a meandering walk was all we had on our to-do list. These are the gasps of summer.

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Throwing rocks in the creek: one of our favorite pastimes.
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We had a really good pepper crop this year. These jalapenos are especially tasty.
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DJ loves the hot peppers, so these habaneros are right in his wheelhouse.
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We have pumpkins this year! Plural, as in exactly two.
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We’ve had a good tomato crop this year. These purple Russian romas are especially tasty.
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Cherry tomatoes are as sweet as candy.
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This tomato tart is an especially good way to utilize a surplus of cherry tomatoes.
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We’ve seen a few snakes this year, thankfully only one rattler. I much prefer the non-venomous kind, like this guy.
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The boys are attempting to build a fort in the garden. We’ve got at little space cleared out. E wants to put a bed in there.
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Summer we love you.
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Until next year.

 

5 thoughts on “Last gasp of summer

  1. We’re feeling the changes down here too – and like you it’s a mixed feeling. Here’s to the next season! The garden looks amazing!!

  2. Ahhhhhhh!! What a great post– the pics are amazing! The veggies, the boys, the landscape, and your words touch this warm-weather girl’s heart!! Miss and love y’all so much.

  3. Two pumpkins is perfection!! The color and feeling of summer you have captured so eloquently. Time marches on. I try to revel in the moment as my time marches on.

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