Faith, Home, & Family
Winter paid a visit to Kentucky this week. It got very cold here. Parts of Kentucky even saw snow flurries this week. Thankfully, lol, we didn’t! This morning when we got up it was 16 degrees on our back porch!
So before the cold weather hit, we brought it some more of the harvest. I picked what was left of the oregano and basil and put it in the dehydrator.
I’ve had my Snackmaster Dehydrator
Even though fall is here, I still have a few things growing in the gardens. In the palette herb garden behind the house, I have Basil growing. we cut all the plants back a few weeks ago, and the plants are now growing again.
Today I’m sharing The View From My Front Porch. Fall is definitely here in Kentucky. In this first picture, you can see a little fall color. The Hardy Hibiscus in the middle of the picture is changing color. Behind that, you can see a few branches sticking out of the ground. That was another Hibiscus that has already lost it’s leaves. You can also see lots of leaves on the ground along the tree line.
The Petunias on the porch are still blooming. I’m surprised, actually. The three pumpkins are ones that grew in our compost pile. They are finishing ripening on the porch as the vine died. They will soon become pureed pumpkin in my freezer. 🙂
It’s Fall! After the first week of fall, my yard is starting to look like it’s fall.
My Burning Bush is getting berries, and the leaves are starting to turn red.
We started harvesting the apples this week. My husband and son filled up the white bucket in the picture to overflowing. It barely made a dent in the tree, and we have a few more apple trees, too. The kids helped me make 13 quarts of applesauce. I plan on using two more bucket fulls for two more batches of applesauce. Then we’ll start on apple butter and apple jelly. I love this picture. My son was trying to hide from the camera, so he was picking apples on the underside of the tree. lol
As I was walking around the property today, looking for pictures, I realized that fall is almost here. The gardens are showing their age, and finishing up their season. I’m looking forward to fall for the cooler temperatures, and much less humidity in the air. I will very much miss the flowers of summer, though.
I went for a walk this afternoon and took a few pictures to share with you.
I think I need to get busy canning the apples!
