Tuesday Morning at the Farm

Bees, garlic, Reflections, Ruby, Sunflowers, The Farm

It was a cool, crisp, fall-like morning despite being late August.

I visited the gardens and took a few pictures before getting started on my task for the morning.

The bees were all over the sunflowers.

This bird was perched on a goldenrod in the back field.

The above picture was my workstation for the morning.

These are the tools I used.

Cleaning the garlic was my task.

The sights, the sounds, the whole atmosphere was beautiful.

The sky was deep blue with fluffy clouds drifting by.

I couldn’t have asked for better working conditions.

Ruby stopped by to remind me to take time out to play.

It took about 75 minutes to clean that bucket full of garlic, including tossing the ball a couple times for Ruby. (I neglected to take a picture of the clean bulbs.) Conditions were equally as pleasant this afternoon when I finished cleaning the second bucket full of garlic. What a relief it is to have that job finished.

I am still canning tomatoes (31 quarts so far), dehydrating eggplant and freezing peppers. We have been so blessed with a bountiful harvest this year.

Thanks for visiting.

16 thoughts on “Tuesday Morning at the Farm”

  5. This Summer may have been hot, but it did make for a good growing season didn’t it Ruth? I am loving the cooler weather and getting out as much as I can – tomorrow I will sleep in and rest a little as I wore myself out and because it will rain … twice. I went to Emily Frank Gardens today, for the sole purpose of seeing the sunflowers and they didn’t’ disappoint. Many varieties of them and, just like yours, filled with bees.

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    1. Yes, this has been one of our best gardens. We didn’t get much rain today like I expected but these cooler temperatures are nice for working outside. I hope you got rested up. I’m glad you got out to see the sunflowers – they can be stunning. Both bees and birds love the sunflowers. 🙂

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      1. I did sleep in and then we never got any rain until around 5:00 p.m.! Why do I listen to those forecasters and take their word as gospel? We didn’t get any storms which was nice, but a good soaking rain which was needed. The sunflowers were so pretty Ruth and a real array of colors and even a goldfinch nibbling on the seeds. The bees were very plentiful!

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