Flowers, Harvest and the Food Bank

Well...(skiffing my hand palms together back and forth), it's quite cold here today, gray and rainy. Burrrrr...Like Droopy said, seeing those long wooly sweater sleaves of Biita sort of brings home the fact that fall is on it's way. I think that I had better put my fleece on, wait one.
--ok then, that's better.
I have the windows open and the wind is drafting through the house like a wind tunnel.

Well, let's see...we went out to the lottie yesterday to make the rounds and ask what folks were present for extra stuff for the Food Bank, to check on our lotties and to harvest and water the tomatos--they just keep on coming.
We began pulling the corn stalks out of the ground, got two rows done and it began to rain again. Ther ground there is so soft that with rain it is hopeless to stand and work on...so we gave it up and decided to water and pick toms.

Another huge, slate-coloured cloud was coming up on us again, so I suggested that we pack it all in, make our rounds and then head for home. There weren't many folks at the complex but those that were there, gave us some veg for the Food Bank.After biking up and down all tyhe paths we headed for the front gate and was stopped by a lady that asked if we would like some potatos. I said yes, but that my partner would have to take them, as I had to get home and make myself ready for work.
Between her and the front gate, the heavens iopened-up and let the water fall. I just biked on home and got totally soaked to the skin. My bride and the 'tater lady hid in the garden house...while the dug potatoes got a good soaking.

I took a few pics and now I would like to share them with you.
First a few flowers--here one of the new Clematises

A double varient of the first.

The last hurrah of the red and yellow sunflowers

The autumn lighting in the air gives this fuzzy sunflower such a warmmand cozy colour I feel.

A look in the greenhouse reveals tom plants that just won't quit

Yesterday's harvest in the trugs

Waiting for the Food Bank to come

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Sjoerd http://www.volkstuindersvereniginghoornenomstreken.nl/Page11.html

DROOPY--I think that bluish clematis is the Clematis Mrs. Cholmondeley, I believe. I just planted it this year and I hope that it will survive. The stems are not thin and spindly--they are thick and tough even though they are still green.
Still...the first year is always kile-kile, as we say. That it will survive, remains to be seen.
As for the sunflower seeds....Liezen veddy carefully, I weel say theez only wans Wink

--If you would like some seeds, just say the word.

EILEEN--I don't doubt for a moment that you will have equal, or even better sucess in your new greenhouse next year. I'm pretty happy to hear that you have one, for it will make such a difference to what you can do in the garden.

Thanks all of you for your very nice comments and interest..also for your support for the Food Back idea.

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Sjoerd http://www.volkstuindersvereniginghoornenomstreken.nl/Page11.html