“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Our tiny vegetable garden has produced such goodness this summer. Keeping us in produce and flowers, it is now time to shut things down. I spend time picking the last of everything, only to walk out the next morning to more ripening tomatoes, one more small batch of green beans, and the last strawberry (which I save for Percy to pick). I am always ready for the growing season to be over, knowing next spring I will be beyond eager to get out there again.

Fall is waiting in the wings and I am ready to embrace her.