Fall

Fall is a time for us to harvest the fruits of our labor. I love eating frozen garden vegetables in the long cold winter months ahead. Fall is when we can plan a garden for next year and see if we want to try out any new varieties of garden vegetables.

I love to make applesauce from my apple trees. I do not add sugar to my applesauce as it is sweet enough from the plain apples used in making it. Applesauce is a beautiful winter snack. I used to freeze many apple pies that I would eat, give away, or take to gatherings.

I love looking at the fantastic fall foliage in the fall. The trees have vivid and avid colored leaves extending from their branches, one of God’s fabulous creations. I love the fall temperatures, which are neither hot nor cold. I love to walk outdoors and hear the leaves crunch under my feet. I like to pick up pretty fall leaves and press them in a book between wax paper.

Fall lets the soil rest until next spring. The soil gains nutrients through the stubble left behind after the fall harvest, making for rich spring soil.

It is fun to watch the squirrels gathering up walnuts for the cold winter months ahead. They bury them in the ground or hide them in a building, woodpile, car, house, or other places. My cats start getting a nice thick coat of fur on their bodies to give them extra insulation in the winter months ahead.

We put the finishing touches on all of our outdoor projects. We check the anti-freeze in our cars, caulk, sweep out the garage, check the tread on our tires, till up our garden, trim off old foliage, and do many other things to prepare for the long winter ahead.

I take my convertible out for a few more drives before it gets too cold. We check our furnace and foundation for leaks and add insulation to our attic if necessary.

I hope you and your family have an excellent fall driving around, looking at fall foliage, going to orchards, etc. I love to take short little trips in the fall as there is so much to see and do.

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