Tag Archives: fall

November’s Welcome

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Benjamin

Sometimes, in our share of the Ohio River Valley, summer slams into winter without much autumn to buffer the shock. September and October days that seem more June-like keep us in shorts and flip-flops. Our sweaters pine away in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, beauty, climate, fall, family, flower, flowers, food, fruit, garden, gardening, halloween, joy, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, kids, life, nature, nostalgia, november, october, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, padron peppers, parenting, pepper, peppers, photography, rain, recipe, Suburban garden, suburban gardening, sustainability, vegetables, weather, Winter | 13 Comments

As Summer Slips Away

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Benjamin

Summer loosens her grip on us reluctantly in our part of Kentucky, snug on the southern shores of the Ohio River Valley. The heat and humidity claw at us through the month of August and well into September. Occasionally, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized | Tagged backyard, bees, beneficial insect, bugs, compost, cucumber, daisy, Eleanor Perenyi, Ernest Dowson, fall, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, lemon cucumber, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, photography, propagate, straw bale gardening, summer, sunflower, sustainability, tomato, tomatoes, vegetable, vegetable garden, zinnia | 28 Comments

In A Vase…err…Pumpkin On Monday

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Benjamin

And so Monday arrives with all the baggage she brings. The weekend is in the rear-view mirror, the work week begins. Five long days to slog through on our way to another glorious October weekend. Five more long days ’til … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, backyard, bees, celosia, cockscomb, fall, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, gardening, gardening tips, in a vase on monday, photography, pumpkin, sustainability, Winter | 19 Comments

Cosmos: A Gardentime Odyssey

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Benjamin

“Let’s go wait out in the fields of the ones we love…” ~The National As the flowers wind down for the year, petals shriveling, stems and leaves hunched against the chilly October mornings, the Cosmos is still radiant, shooting up … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, backyard, bees, birding, butterflies, butterfly, compost, cosmos, daisy, fall, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, garden, gardening, gardening tips, harmony, heirloom, Kentucky, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, Seashell, The National | 36 Comments

Bees & The Sweetness of October

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Benjamin

“Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don’t they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.” ― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine October is the month that always seems to pass too quickly for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, backyard, bees, Blackberry Winter, coneflower, Dandelion Wine, fall, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, frost, garden, gardening, gardening tips, Indian Summer, Kentucky, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, Ray Bradbury, spring, vegetable, vegetable garden, Winter | 46 Comments

The Bittersweet Melancholy of Summer’s End…

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Benjamin

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.~John Steinbeck September and the remains of summer have all but slipped away. The warm spell we’re experiencing in our part of the Ohio River … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, backyard, basil, birding, bugs, cilantro, fall, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, gardening tips, goldenrod, guacamole, Kentucky, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, pesto, squirrel, steinbeck, summer, sunflower, vegetable, vegetable garden, Winter | 41 Comments

A Swiftly Tilting Planet and the Autumnal Equinox

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Benjamin

This swiftly tilting planet (to steal a phrase from Madeleine L’Engle) is approaching equilibrium again today, giving us equal servings of light and darkness. And now those of us in the Northern Hemisphere begin our journey into night and winter … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, backyard, equinox, fall, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, garden, gardening, gardening tips, Kentucky, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, soccer, vegetable, vegetable garden | 29 Comments

Summer’s Ghosts

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Benjamin

“We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer’s wreckage. We will welcome summer’s ghost.”~Henry Rollins September has been beautiful in our part of the Ohio River Valley…Except for the allergens. This part of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, backyard, fall, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, garden, gardening, gardening tips, Kentucky, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, summer, vegetable garden | 39 Comments