Well, the last of the Fuji apples off our tree have been harvested. We did much better this year as "farmers." We left most of them on the tree until October and they are so sweet! I tried my hand at a third pie (the 2nd try being a peach one in August).This is the last of that Apple Pie:
It was very yummy! Of course, most Disneyland recipes are delicious. This one was from the Plaza Inn and had a terrific crust.
I'm glad we have (mostly) defined seasons here. Well, at least, hot, dry season and cold season. It gets to the 30s/freezing overnight in the winter but then also gets well over 100 in summer.
Here is the beautiful red tree in our eastern neighbor's yard.
And the blooming lemon tree in our southern neighbor's yard. I'd love to plant a citrus tree on our own property.
'Course last weekend we managed to take our aggressions out on our lively wisteria plant. The landscapers (before we moved in) planted it a few feet away from the house as a tree. Well, they apparently didn't realize that wisteria is a climbing vine plant that needs to attach itself to something. In the summer that became our new rose hedge, the rose tree by the house and the neighbor's tree. Man! We want to take it out and replace it with a lovely maple tree.
But for winter at least, it's all cleaned up. And when the spring comes it should be a bit easier to maintain.
Here's our blooming cyclamen:
They made it thru their first summer in hot Bakersfield. Moving them out of the direct sun really helped. Although all the herbs on the back patio boxes died. :-(
The trees are all turning and the crunch of leaves beneath my feet is a great sound. Ahh... Time for tea and a good costume drama. Jane Austen anyone?
*Final Thought: In mid-October I filled my car with gas at $3.19. Tuesday this week it was $2.05. And the price just keeps dropping. (Today it's $1.95.) I'm thankful for the reprieve but know it won't last.
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