M. and I came home last evening from Colorado Springs, and then we got involved with an unexpected refrigerator problem. (Temporarily fixed, but I think it is time to go shopping.) Meanwhile, we forgot to cover some outdoor plants.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the temperature dropped: Bye-bye, yellow squash and zucchini, bye-bye to the tomato plants outside the greenhouse. Bye-bye, beans. Bye-bye, datura.<\/p>\n
Aspens are turning yellow on the ridges, and the Gambel’s oak and willows here are orange at the edges. Only a few hummingbirds remain.<\/p>\n
Next weekend, we will welcome the new season with a hike in the golden aspen forest and a trip down to Pueblo for the chile festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cross-posted to Nature Blog<\/a>. Tag: Colorado<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" M. and I came home last evening from Colorado Springs, and then we got involved with an unexpected refrigerator problem. (Temporarily fixed, but I think it is time to go shopping.) Meanwhile, we forgot to cover some outdoor plants. 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