Eldest daughter grilled for us. #LaborDay #familydinner #gardengrewpeas

I love this time of year - beautiful late summer. #gardengrewpeas #seasons

The sun is bearing down on us. 87° today. 91° tomorrow. Our saving grace is fog from the coast that comes in at night. #gardengrewpeas #latesummer

Temperature will reach 95° today. Daybreak and evenings are perfection. I had my early morning stroll. Looking forward to sitting in my (frizzled) garden at twilight. #latesummer #gardengrewpeas

Celebrated sixty years of friendship, with the ‘girl’ I met on the first day middle school. Scones, coffee, and a walk on the beach where we picnicked on her 13th birthday. #friends #gardengrewpeas

Gathering odds and ends to serve with eggs. I did not mean to snip off that blossom! The garden is nearing its raggedy finish. #gardening #gardengrewpeas

One day it’s summer, the next day there’s something in the air that feels like fall. #seasons #gardengrewpeas

No unopened buds left. I’m always sorry to see the #sunflowers finish for the year. #gardengrewpeas

Sugar, setting off for a twilight prowl yesterday. #caturday #gardengrewpeas

Tattered gulf fritillary, catching the sun. #butterflies #gardengrewpeas

It’s sprinkling. The garden is smiling and so am I. 🌧️ #gardengrewpeas #rain

Most nearby oak trees produce small, thin acorns. I love these chubby ones. My husband kindly loaned his hat so I could gather some. #nature #almostfall #gardengrewpeas

⁦Nancy Inganni⁩ What do I do with them? Group w/other bits of #nature on my desk. Marvel. Share w/g-daughter. She pulls the caps off, so we must each have our own. 🩷 These are the acorns I saw in children’s book illustrations growing up. #gardengrewpeas

A little Duskywing butterfly on the astors. #gardengrewpeas #butterflies

I caught this #hummingbird preening on a tomato cage. Everything looking and feeling fresher after sprinkles overnight. #gardengrewpeas

Picking #tomatoes. Bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwiches tonight. Nice end-of-summer supper. #gardengrewpeas

Tomato heaven. These were sliced for last night’s sandwiches. I had tomatoes on toast for #breakfast. #gardengrewpeas

Sugar sprawled over, nuzzled, and hugged that pink zinnia for a full five minutes. Rolling in the dirt is a favorite activity. #caturday #gardengrewpeas

Blessings on farmers and farm workers! Lots of activity across the road this morning. Tomato harvest. #gardengrewpeas #farmlands

Yesterday, to celebrate the first day of fall, we watched the 1st Harry Potter movie, had bacon/mushroom quiche, w/garden tomatoes on the side & plum crumble. #fall #gardengrewpeas #dinner