Late September in NW Wisconsin - at our House

Cornfield south of the house

View from our Almost Porch

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I've always been partial to October, but I may have to reconsider September for favorite month status. October has bright blue skies and gorgeous maples and oaks, but September is more reliable when it comes to pleasant evenings and of course, garden harvest.  I used to be able to count on the second weekend in October having perfect weather for celebrating an early Thanksgiving, which we did for  many years before our kids grew up and moved away. The past few years, however, the second weekend in October has been cold and wet, less than cheering.

September has been lovely!

Tomato Chips

(from the dehydrator)

So before we move into October, I thought I'd post some of my last-part-of-September photos, most of which I took yesterday.

Milkweed

Tomatoes and Oregano

Before the Dehydrator

SandStonehenge

I think these hunks of sandstone were placed here by the grandsons.

They look like tombstones, don't they. I kinda like them.

Asters, Rudbeckia, and Salvia

They won't be around much longer. 
I love the huge burst of color, that last-minute treat before we get a killing frost.
And then, you-know-what is on its way.
The big W.

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