when you haven’t seen the sun for days…

Although it’s not official just yet, it feels as if fall has descended upon us this week. I think it was in the 90s last week and I had big hopes for the veggie garden to keep on producing. High temps this week have been in the 60s and the skies are gloomy.

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Not to mention the non-stop rain for days… I wanted to go into the veggie garden yesterday evening to pick the last of the tomatoes and was worried that the ground would be extremely soft and squishy. Not wanting to deal with that and expressing my concerns to the man, he said, “nah, it’ll be okay, it hasn’t rained today.” We have become accustomed to daily (literally continuous rain over the past weekend) that a day without rain is notable. I do dig the moody skies, though.

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A rainy day is sometimes nice for staying inside, warm and cozy, curled up with a good book. Or sitting in a screened porch while the warm rain comes down. Neither of those things is happening this week, but a good thing about all this rain is that the foliage is still very green.

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But, I would like to see the sun soon. She and I are tied together, as is everyone else with that magnificent life-giving orb. The gloom is making it hard for me to find the motivation to do my garden tasks (that list is here). And the rain is making it dangerous to do so (slip and fall risks…so, so muddy out there).

My intention with this post is to think of ways to put the pep back in my step, and here is what I’ve come up with:

• I can look at the garden catalogs and nursery websites to choose some apple trees to plant later in the fall.
• It’s really early, but thinking about a Thanksgiving menu makes me happy. So, there is that.
• I can read the manual for my new leaf shredder, to learn how to use it – more on this in a later post.
• I’m not much of a clothes buyer, but I did recently get some long needed new clothes in pretty fall colors. Wearing the new outfits will be fun.

What keeps your spirits up when the weather is gloomy?

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