Fall Raspberries
We had our first chilly day yesterday with a high of 61° F after several weeks of late summer afternoons in the mild mid-70s. Small piles of dried leaves in burnt sienna and caramel paper brown have been raked and collected next to their parent trees. And somehow I am happy there is finally a lightening up in the load of work in the garden. This morning, it only took me 25 minutes to water the garden, as opposed to those hotter midsummer days when thirsty plants drank 45-60 minutes per day.
With intermediate September rains, God waters the lawn for me on days when I just don’t feel like doing it. God doesn’t weed, though. So, today, I’ve picked the raspberry bushes as my weeding and pruning project.
Updated December 6, 2008.