October 1: Garden Hostas

The hostas are weary by this time of the year, the result of all the growing that has been accomplished in the last few months.

Usually, October’s weariness is accompanied by dry and brittle leaves but the rains of the last month have rather prevented the usual dryness.  The hostas are as cheerful as they can be with fall on the horizon.

We’ve another warm week on tap and the longer that frost stays at bay the greater the odds I’ll have a few more weeks of hostas to enjoy.

As summer leans into fall, and my garden starts to look spent, I appreciate the quiet the coming season will bring.  Mother Nature isn’t quite ready to say goodbye to warm days; the week promises daytime temperatures in the 70s.  So I will use these last days to enjoy a few more days in the garden.