Today was one of those fine fall days that makes fall so pleasant.
My job today was to dig my garden. Yes, I grow a vegetable garden and yes , I dig every bit of it by hand! Now my garden plot isn't very large ... maybe 20 x 30 feet. But for an elderly person , it's a lot of digging.
The temperature was about 20 C . The sun was bright. Not a cloud in the sky. No wind. It was dry. It was a beautiful day to be outside.
We have had very little precipitation since the end of June. Everything is dry. However, it seems like a good fall day has to be dry. Farmers want dry weather to harvest their crops.
This would have been a great day to just sit on your deck or patio.
Here's one of those pleasant fall days when we were out birding.
It won't be long before I turn my garden but I won't be doing it by shovel. I will gladly due it with a tiller.
ReplyDeleteYou could drop by here with the tiller. It would only take a few minutes and a few days to get here!!!
DeleteWe're in the midst of fine fall weather. Cool sunny days.
ReplyDeleteThat's so you are ready for winter and the snow you love.
DeleteYes, a pretty day indeed. Nice looking group of birders too.
ReplyDeleteFall light is different...a little pale.
DeleteIt is nice to have a good day for being outside! Take care, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteI will go outside even if it's on the miserable side of things.
DeleteI am impressed and maybe depressed at my lack of ability to do anything remotely similar. 😀
ReplyDeleteI am a very fortunate boy to have great health!
DeleteSounds like the perfect autumn day there. Great to get out and work in the garden.
ReplyDeleteDays like yesterday are what makes autumn so pleasant.
DeleteHope you had lots of good sightings. It's nice to have a garden to look after and then enjoy your harvest.
ReplyDeleteThe birder photo was from 5 years ago but it showed the kind of day I had yesterday.
DeleteWe had a gorgeous fall day here. And the farmers are busy, soybeans at the moment.
ReplyDeleteTom digs his garden boxes by shovel. He digs in plant material from the garden and compost from his bins. Then in the spring he just rakes out the surface. 30/68 and sunny sounds perfect.
ReplyDeleteFarmers are finishing harvest here this week.
ReplyDeleteIt's always wonderful to have beautiful fall weather!
ReplyDeleteGood work, man.
ReplyDeleteMy neighbor is tilling his two garden plots. I still have things rowing in mine so I don't want to close it down yet. Digging is a lot of work. I have to take breaks anymore in the middle of jobs.
ReplyDeleteThat is hard work for an older guy! Hire some strong teenager and watch him...just as fun!
ReplyDeleteyour description of fine fall day sounds gorgeous dear Red ,we too have such a lovely day today that seems like a decent knocking of the fall . it's breezy and bright and beautiful one of certain kind .
ReplyDeletedue to work in our house i have to stay inside all the time but thanks to my four feet wide little street at the back of house that allows me to peak out and absorb the glory of dazzling day asap
I hope you got to see a lot of birds that day, just so long as it wasn't pigeons.
ReplyDeleteGood for you with the gardening. I've heard that is very healthy for those of us who are seniors. My mom does it and she's doing great.