Summer's Gone
hive-140635·@crosheille·
0.000 HBDSummer's Gone
<center></center> *Summer’s gone and the yellow’s, orange and reds slowly fade. The grass browns and shrivels as the swift cold air makes way. As we watch what once was and what never came to be slip away we ponder what will be for this next season.* *Birds abandon their homes for warmer weather, bugs are hardly to be seen and the still of the night loudens. The sun hastily leaves and nightfall besets us early. Time is but a vapor quickly running and vanishing away. It’s time to review and repair for next year’s Summer.* <br> These were some of the thoughts running through my mind while outside looking at the remnants of our Summer planting. I hadn’t been out there in about a month or so and wasn’t sure what to expect. We will soon be uprooting and removing some of the plants we had this year making room for other plants we’d like to have. I am hoping we are able to make those raised beds I spoke of earlier but the first step is to get the grounds prepared and set for another year of planting. I went around our home and took some photos of its current state. Even though Fall is in session there is still such a beauty about plants even when they’re not blooming. ##### *But first let’s have a little fun. How many gray and white birds are in this photo?* <center></center><sup>The answer is at the end but no peeking until you’ve at least tried. 😜</sup> <br> It’s funny how strong weeds can be. It seems they stick around the longest trying to wait out the weather. <center></center> <br> Then we have our strawberry leaves still hanging around. Leaves are all they ever were. We seen not one strawberry from them this year. We waited and waited but unfortunately no yield came to be. ||| |-|-| <br> The winds have picked up random unwanted things along the way and deposited them on our lonely grounds. I guess the bareness is inviting for such things. From which direction did these things come? ||| |-|-| <br> What once looked organized and beautiful is now intertwined in a jungle of confusion and chaos. <center></center> The shriveled leaves and plants have caved in to hide the goodness of the Summer. Move in, look closer and you’ll see all is not lost. Here’s what’s left of our grape tomato plants. <center></center> <br> <div class="pull-left"> https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crosheille/243M55LpSvRMg1dZKMmVHJMvD9kWLavxdLyCyw4BpEUvrgLgU65oZ2MK75PUivrkXZWkK.jpeg</div> Leaves piling up so rapidly. It’s like they know exactly where to fall to make a straight line. Maybe it can be disguised as a design? Any excuse for me to prolong the work ahead. <br> <br> <br> <div class="pull-right"> https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/crosheille/243fxXSr4eGqNDAnkHFosAPXsiqZt8sjmhpEvux3jDpuXuWGmN3Tt1F76URLhqGMgNak8.jpeg</div> I must admit I grew tired and lazy of taming the weeds and let them reach children’s height. Maybe next time we win weeds loose? <br> <br> <br> Oh we can’t forget about the sunflowers. Can you spot the diamond in the rough? <center></center> Look closely. Over there in the left corner, do you see? Here it is up close and personal. The bright yellow adornment still holding strong...still holding on to it’s Summer. <center></center> <br> Browns dominate the season turning and crisping soft nature into a new form. Curling, creasing and reshaping the plants that were once thriving. |||| |-|-|-| <br> Dear marigolds, what happened to your bloom? You have closed up and shut us out from your beauty. Will you unveil once more? We’ll await for the uncovering of your new assemblage. <center></center> <br> Then there’s our vacant vegetable grounds. Some plans came to pass while others failed. Ideas were born and new methods tried. Notes were taken on how to’s and when not’s, how much and how less. It was a fun first run. How will round two be? What will become of this space? Will it thrive survive stay alive for the ride? One will only know in due time, time of the Summer sprouts which reveals all. Vacant, bare and alone it will stay until the Fall and Winter have both passed on. Rest well dear ground to prepare for your tilling. You will be visited by snow and ice but no need to be alarmed. It’s all apart of the cycle that takes place. Your time to shine will come again. <center></center> <br> As I looked up in the trees I noticed so many abandoned birds nests. An animal’s instinct on when to migrate never ceases to amaze me. The fact that they can travel hundreds of miles away from their homes and then come back months later to the exact same spot is another fascination. Humans aren’t the only ones using landmarks to help get around and to find their way home. <center></center> <br> Did you find any birds in that photo above? I am curious to see if anyone figured out the correct amount. Are you ready for the answer?… #### <center>There are 5 birds total!</center> <center></center> One is really hard to see because you can only see the gray part of it’s body. It was really low to the ground trying to find those worms. Thanks for playing along and I hope you enjoyed all the photos ;D <br> <center>*All photos are my own and were taken with our Cannon EOS Rebel T6.*</center> <br> #### <center>Thanks for Your Love and Support ~ ♥️</center>
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