I adore fall. The trees are just beginning to turn here in the Piedmont (that’s fancy jargon for Charlotte, LOL) and the mornings are certainly crisp and cool.

We had a frost the other morning (a little early this year!) and now my summer garden is kaput. I was fortunate enough to get the last of the tomatoes and bell peppers before it bit the dust.

Peppers & Tomatoes

But look at my geraniums and sweet potato vine off the deck. The geraniums managed to hang in there, but the sweet potato vine is history now, boo hoo! I love the light green color those pretty vines make and now they’re all gone. Oh well! Good-bye summer!

Geraniums

Sweet Potato Vines

So as I’m mourning the passing of my garden yesterday, I spied at the grocery store kale plants for $1.50! So I bought one and am planting it where the basil was/is later this week (gotta do some fall clean up first!)

Kale

Life is like that sometimes, too isn’t it? It’s never stays perpetually any season. Life changes just like the seasons. And while you might not get to keep the basil, you can at least have kale. Enjoy your day!