Fall's Vengeance

Fall came in with a vengeance.  The past couple of days have been overcast, grey, windy - oh so windy - and rainy and cold.  I suppose rainy is good.  Given the drought, I feel like I should continue to laud the rain.  But on the other hand, I am hopeful that my lauding doesn't bring any more rain than we need to correct the deficit - maybe a bit more for the reservoirs.  But the cold and the damp are affecting my mood and energy levels; beginning to think I have early onset seasonal affective disorder... another Saturday spent mostly under the covers in bed.  Not terrific.

When I finally emerged, and went to the terrace, the wind damage was evident.... Tomatoes were a casualty.

The first of the tomatoes to form on the stray tomato plants in the blueberry planter.  Poor thing did not reach maturity.  Wonder what I can do with a single green grape tomato - fry it?  Maybe not.

The stray tomatoes by the green chair lost some babies too.  And the angle on the one branch - that seems pretty lethal.

Casualty.

The bad angle from above.

And another casualty - farther afield - by the wooden bench across from the swing.

And then there were other wind injuries.

The fingernail flowers - all bent at unsustainable angles, despite being presumably well watered.  I wonder if the green seedpods will reach maturity and have viable seeds.  May need to resort to the Mother Garden for backup seeds.

The weaker of the lily of the valley pots.  The one that seemed to have a shot is now leaning dangerously right.

The cushion on the swing - not in its usual position.

The bike parka got shredded, apparently.  Sissy decided staples and tape were in order for the repairs.

But the added moisture seems to have helped the Thai lime tree-let.  More leaves, new branch.

Thai lime tree-let: New branch in the middle, with red-tinged leaves.

 

With Fall setting in, seems I should be thinking about putting in the bulbs.  Or, perhaps, putting in some greens and taking advantage of the colder weather.  That's what Marie of 66 Square Feet is doing - I should maybe take a cue.  The arugula and lettuces just didn't do so well in the past.  But maybe now....