Stocking Up

We see the squirrels running in every direction this time of the year with food for their winter hibernation. Theresa and I are somewhat like that as we can our harvest from our garden to provide food for the winter.Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and beets are canned and put away in our basement vault.
There is nothing as welcome in the winter as opening up a fresh bottle of strawberry jam or taking out frozen cherries to make a pie. This year Mother Nature was truly a wonderful force and I believe that we had a bumper harvest from our kitchen gardens and fruit trees.

Our apple trees were a washout last year but this year they are laden with fruit and we should see the orchard farmers being happy once again as they gather and sell their fruit. I believe this time of year is just as pleasant as the early days in spring when again Mother Nature  begins the growth cycle.

People who miss the harvest spirit some time in their life leave a big hole  in their experience of  one of the great recurring natural wonders, the circle of life.