August was fleeting. It came and now it’s on the way out. I do not remember much of it except that it was hot and dry for the last half. It made a loud exit yesterday with two big and quick thunder showers leaving a stream of water flowing down the back alley. It was all welcomed by me.The air was quickly cooled and the garden quenched.

Funky as this spring and summer has been, August brought a bountiful harvest. I have been harvesting buckets of tomatoes. I’ve been blanching and freezing peas and beans. Our city allotment garden has been very productive with beets, potatoes, corn and squash. Yesterday I harvested 15 kohlrabi, 4 cabbages and a handful of goji berries. We shall have a full larder for the winter. I am grateful.