Goodbye to summer.

[navygreen]

While we were at the commissary yesterday afternoon, I went ahead and bought 5 bags of Halloween candy. It's so expensive, you know, so I like to buy a few bags every time I go to the store in the weeks leading up to the big day - that way, we have a TON of it, but it doesn't *feel* like I spent as much. ;-)

And even though it's still very warm here, fall is definitely coming. The boys played in the pool yesterday, and it will be the last time this year. The boys laid on it and pressed the water and air out, and I cleaned it out and scrubbed it down and hung it on the swingset to dry before packing it away for next year. I still have 3 Slip 'n Slides to clean and put away as well, but I'll do those over the next week or so.

The garden is gearing up for autumn as well. The green beans are still producing, but all of the leaves are looking old and tired. The zucchini is still going strong, but I pulled one of the plants entirely out of the ground early last week and threw it away (one of the two had died). The peppers and tomatoes are still coming in really well, better than a month ago even, but the corn is the absolute picture of fall. We pulled 15 ears of corn off over a month ago now, but I left the stalks to get nice and brown outside.


Jack calls it "rusted corn."

I need to get some rope so I can tie the stalks into bunches and use them for fall decorations. I'm excited about that - using our very own cornstalks for decorating - as sometimes those can cost $12 or more to buy at a market or store!

The marigolds are still blooming like crazy. There's usually over 50 blooms open at one time, and they're so pretty. Jack spotted a butterfly while I was taking pictures yesterday, and he then had me chase it all over the yard so that I could take one of it as well.

It really was just such a perfect afternoon/evening. We didn't go in until it was too dark to see, and it was about 8:50pm. The boys slept like logs, of course, after playing in the water for so long. It was certainly a good way to 'send off the summer.'


A.J. tries to stop smiling.


Jack pretends to be a monster with a bucket on his head in the pool.

Comments

[tabbyfoo.livejournal.com]

Could you send me some marigold seeds if you think of it next time you're out in the yard? We need them in our yard, and all the ones I grew this year got eaten by something.

[vereorc.livejournal.com]

It's so expensive, you know, so I like to buy a few bags every time I go to the store in the weeks leading up to the big day - that way, we have a TON of it, but it doesn't *feel* like I spent as much.

And that way, you can eat some yourself before big day, so it doesn't feel like you ate as much that night. ;-)

[ruffiangirl75.livejournal.com]

I love that "rusted corn" picture! It really does say "goodbye" to summer.

[niecer1.livejournal.com]

Those marigolds are the most BEAUTIFUL picture I have even seen!
Are those the ones from pre school?!

[lilmissriss.livejournal.com]

I absolutely love your pictures!