Now doesn't it seem odd to write (and read!) that title on the day after Halloween, which is not only all about "ghosties and ghoulies, long-leggetie beasties, And things that go bump in the night" (and also books that do the same!) but also about autumn and the year closing in.
That's because the origins of Halloween are strongly centered in the cultures and traditions of the Northern Hemisphere, but here in the Southern Hemisphere (as I explained in last month's post, Halloween Is Coming) 31 October is the cusp between spring and summer.
Hence the title of this post, because right now summer "is" a coming in — and to prove it, here are a few photos from my garden:
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| Poppy splendor |
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| First artichokes of the season |
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| Wisteria in bloom... |
But there's still a place for 'books that go bump' in the lengthening summer twilights, so north or south, we have that goodness to share...
2 comments:
Wisteria! It's my favorite. I had purple wisteria in Calif but it's a little too tropical for it here. They need the winter chill to flower in spring...
And, I lived just miles from Castroville, CA the Artichoke capital of the world. They love the fog there.
Not even going to say that the Poppy is Cali's state flower.
I'm so nostalgic right now. :)
California Dreaming, Kim!😊 Although what we call California poppies here are yellow rather than red. In NZ we call red ones like this Flanders poppies.☺
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