Signs of the Season

 

Well folks, it’s happened.  Labor Day is upon us and Fall is close on its heels.  Summer is quickly coming to a close.

We are all entitled to a moment of mourning as  we reminisce about those afternoons spent basking in the hot sun and the warm summer evenings that followed.  While we can bemoan the demise of these last temperate New England days, the signs of Fall are all around us. 

NPR is reporting spottings of early color along the tree lines.  We are seeing the same foliage transformation in the garden.  These beautiful limelight hydrangeas have started their annual quick-change from pale chartreuse to an almost watercolor wash of rosy pink.  Pumpkins are popping up at all the local farm stands, and mums welcome you at every supermarket entrance.

While there is a slight dread of the coming of crisper days and the downright chilly months to follow, we take solace in the anticipation of amazing seasonal products to come: graceful grasses, playful millet, golden stalks of wheat, and much more.