Sunset
I went outside around 7:30 this evening to see what I could find in the garden. I saw a sphinx moth, also known as the hummingbird moth, also known as the moth that produces the tomato hornworm...but it wouldn't sit still for a portrait. It was a bit cloudy, which made it much easier for me to spot small flying insects...but not to catch up with them. The exceptions are seen above...and of course, there were lots of bees around, too, of various kinds.
The roses are actually in between blooms, for the most part, but a few still have lovely flowers. The tomatoes get picked tomorrow and made into salsa. And I just finished canning 17 pints of pickled jalapeno peppers. (Say it three times fast!) I do look forward to this time of year, when so much of the garden ends up in either the pantry or the freezer. And, it's getting close to time for fall blooms, which are bigger, last longer, and tend to be more fragrant than those that are toughing it through our hot summers.
The sunsets continue to be vivid, unfortunately thanks to our wildfires. There isn't anything at the moment close by...I don't think...my husband just got paged out to work, so that could mean a wild fire. I'll know when I know, but there's nothing on the news, as of yet. Meanwhile, prayers for those affected by fire, thankfulness for the renewal it brings (when it doesn't burn down houses), and appreciation for the beauty of the sunsets.
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