Last Harvest, Start of Fall cleanup and a new visitor

Almost full moon New visitor is this cat, with collar - I see my mother shaking her head about and outside cat with collar.. I like to mix up my pots, geranium and scotch bonnet This cherry tomato self seeded from last year, and was by far the healthiest tomato plant

Full Moon over Lenox Avenue

Last night was a Full moon lunar eclipse. It definitely felt like Luna was pulling us all in different directions. I got home from setting up a catering job, and just knew that cooking dinner was not an option. Fortunately, we now have some options for food and take out in Harlem now. It has changed most in the last year. We now have Harlem Shake - although I insist on calling it Harlem Shuffle. Through the summer we have been a couple of times, sat outside enjoyed the sights and sounds. I ordered our food, we have favorites, I like the barbecue onion burger, Num the Chil Cheese dog with onions, last night I tried the Classic Chicken Sandwich which is a new favorite. Very yummy. I stepped outside and stood by a table while I waited. I knew I wanted to get a shot of the Full Moon. A young lady came and asked if she could join me, we chatted for a minute as you do with strangers. She pulled out her kindle/ipad and started reading, laughing. She told me she was reading Fifty Shades of Gray, and loving it, it is funny she told me. I immediately thought of all my friends at Knopf/Vintage. Harlem Shake filled up, lots of young people, a multi racial community. I took this photo looking across Lenox. I remembered a time when the lights of the Lenox Lounge were a beacon in the dark nights of Harlem. That and Sylvia's. Now there are lights and people everywhere and more to come... i

... Brussel Sprouts for Thanksgiving

and in the end .... Montauks

You know summer is over when the Montauk Daisy's bloom Bowl of Scotch Bonnet and Habanero from our garden These red Zinnia's have been delightful, I have collected seed The last Honeysuckle flowers

Random images from the week

The Mourning Doves love to sit in the cool grass when it is hot. The image makes me think of them as dinosaurs wallowing in a marsh.. Our lone cucumber!!!.. Our Pesky friend..

A beautiful early Fall Day in Connecticut

A Monarch, Tomatoes and Pepper, garden produce

Todays Garden Bounty We seem to get more Monarch Butterflies at this time of year. I assume they are migrating. Tomato Bounty! Habanero's and Scotch Bonnet. Pickled Peppers?