Oct
29
2011
It is October 30th and we are already in the middle of our first snowstorm. I have heard references from others that this is going to be another cold winter. It is still six weeks from the official advent of winter. Is this storm the harbinger of things to come. I hope not. Winter (and the ensuing cold weather and storms) has become a period I just endure. Maybe it is high time to consider moving to a warmer climate.
Oct
9
2011
I don’t know whether we will have another two straight days in the eighties. It is already October ninth. This could be the final burst of Indian summer so I just will enjoy the sunlight and temperatures. There might be no more days like this. It seemed as if the whole month of September was rainy and cloudy. In fact, it broke all records for rainfall for one month. My wife is basking in the sunlight and I will soon join her. We are still celebrating her birthday. She gets three birthday days this year. In fact the weather is a gift. It is, at least, the third straight sunny day. Thank God for small favors.
Oct
31
2010
Today is the last day in October and still no frost. I can’t ever remember that. Our petunias still have flowers although they are looking a little frayed at the edges. It is supposed to be a colder than average (according to the Farmer’s Almanac) this winter. Most of September has been sixties and low seventies. The fall is almost six weeks in and the weather has been outright balmy so we will see.
Oct
15
2009
It is cold and wet and damp. Even my dog does not want to stay out. It is forty-three degrees. I made sure I put a warm, long sleeved shirt on with a sweatshirt.
It is only October fifteenth but I am ready to hibernate until spring and warmer weather. This is the time of year that all I want to do is stay in my heated (and warmer) house. To think Autumn is just beginning. How depressing!
Oct
10
2009
I watch plants grow. The tomatoes still on the vine I am keeping a close eye on. Periodically I check the ten day forecast: frost has not come yet although October is in the second week. I will pluck off the remaining tomatoes before the temperature hits 32 degrees overnight.
Sometimes I just pay attention to the plants growing wild. I observed how beautifully colored that swath of grass was–a deep burgundy. I never paid attention to those wild grasses before.
You never know what you will notice growing wild (or even in the confines of your home). A few weeks ago I discovered one tiny mushroom in my ivy plant. The next time I looked it was gone.
My wife planted a twig of a cactus in a coffee cup on the kitchen window ledge and it must have sprouted roots for I observed it growing. It was only a tiny discovery but it still gave me pleasure to observe.
Some indoor plants I do not pay attention to for days and sometimes weeks and then I suddenly notice it has grown.
Even in NYC where almost everything is paved over people want to connect with nature. My friend whose party I went to, his whole kitchen window was full of plants.
Everywhere I go people like watching plants grow. It is their connection to nature and the outdoors.
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