September 9, 2013 - It's Still Summer

Tomatoes still ripening

Basil ready for harvest

This watermelon just reached prime picking today

Gypsy pepper

Jalapeno pepper

Armenian cucumber

Sunflower in the midst of pollen harvest

Late roses are the best

Today I spent time harvesting cilantro, jalapenos and tomatillos for salsa verde.  (The garlic needed is already harvested.)  At the end of the day, I have 17 pints of salsa in the freezer...and lots of tomatillos, garlic and jalapenos left.  (The cilantro got used up completely.)

 

I was out in the garden a couple of times, and am amazed at how much is still bearing with great enthusiasm.  There are lots of new blossoms on most of the plants, and lots of bees busy pollinating fruit and flowers.  The butterflies are still thick - I saw another skipper today, one I rarely see.  It's more enjoyable, now that I know what they are - which is a butterfly with a very "un"butterfly look to it.

 

I also love the light at this time of the year.  The angle of light gives a richness to everything I photograph, especially when out early in the morning or late in the evening.  Those rich colors soothe my soul in an inexplicable way.  "If God has thus clothed the lilies of the field..."