A Rose

 A rose beautiful
even in decline may it
be so with you and me

wedding flowers two weeks later

Claire and Nathan get married

I have just a few pictures from a beautiful afternoon in early October.  Claire Matzek and Nathan Janes wedding.  More at https://photos.app.goo.gl/LLzbJUsZ5m5MC42t7

 

Ragtag Remnants

October 16, 2026

Some of the summer garden is still hanging on in mid-October.  These ragtag remnants of produce will add to several meals this week.  I was quite surprised to find green beans on the vines that I had left for dead several weeks ago.  I was not surprised to find some okra and bell peppers as these are late summer producers.  With no frost yet, there are still a few tomatoes on the vines.  Sweet potatoes are still in the ground and will be dug after the first frost.  I planted mustard greens and collard greens which have grown nicely with recent rains.  However, the bugs are loving the mustard.  Marigolds have overtaken everywhere and they are beautiful in the fall.

Ragtag Remnants of Summer

Okra blossom

Green beans

Leaf-footed bugs have plagued my tomatoes

Green tomatoes holding on

Beautiful collard greens

Buggy mustard greens

Okra taller than me

A few bell peppers, more to come

Bees are working the marigolds