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Sometimes
it's very difficult to push myself out of the apartment for a
walk. Today was one of those days. It's dull, overcast and gray
and even a bit chilly.
Eventually my conscience got the best of me so I put on my jacket,
grabbed my keys and camera and headed out.
One of my favorite spots is the Neighborhood Garden (P-Patch)
at NW 60th Street. It's sometimes called 'Billy
Goat's Bluff' as it's built on a very steep hill with a 30%
grade. It's a good workout.
I was happy to see there were still fruits and vegetables growing
- oh yum - lots of cherry, plum and 'regular' tomatoes in various
stages of ripeness, green beans, towering brussels sprouts, tall
cornstalks, dark frilly kale, deep red apples and stalwart rhubarb
- a true bounty.
A number of beds also have small plots of flowers, particularly
marigolds, to try to thwart the slugs.
Several folks were working in their gardens today, cleaning out
the dead stuff for the compost bin, tidying up, and harvesting
crops.
Gourds grew here and there too. The big orange pumpkin on the
right up there was growing on a street corner. Nobody will take
it - I'm fairly sure if that. It too was amidst a bed of corn
and tomatoes.
The Autumn gardens are different from the pale, delicately tinted
Spring flowerbeds. The Fall blooms seem sturdier and more vibrant
as if to say 'Here! Look at me! Imprint THIS on your mind's
eye! It'll last until Spring'
Some of the parking strips burst with color. A few tall sunflowers
still nod wisely over the gardens. Asters, Chrysanthemums, Brown-eyed
Susans, Gerbera Daisies and Zinnias show off their bright petals.
The roses continue to bloom too. I like looking for them. I used
to wonder 'Is this the last rose of summer?' until I saw
them blooming into December in years gone by. Now I just smile
and wait for the next one.
Another
first today was the First Hallowe'en Decoration of 2010 - first
to me, that is. He's below, and I dunno - if I were a little kid
I might be kinda scared of him.
I must admit I came home in a much better mood.
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