Fall potato and squash harvest

This is what they mean by a truck garden!

We've harvested nearly half the potatoes and most of the squash. The apples are really only good for cider or horses--we give them to the latter. Our best squash variety appeared to be the Marina di Chioggia", an heirloom Italian winter squash. I'm not sure if I dug the Katahdins or Kennebecs, but they seemed to have produced a better crop than last year. I've still got the Adirondack blues, a few remaining red potatoes, and whatever else we planted--Sangre de Cristos, I think. I left some of the butternut that weren't quite ready, and one Queensland Blue, still ripening.
YUM!

Squashes galore!

It must be fall

The morning chill was enough for John to dig out a turtleneck and for Callie to snuggle up in his lap for a little snooze. Fall is definitely in the air. It's time to attack the unsplit wood and start stacking! I've got 3 lbs. of green beans to put up, tomatoes to deal with, and a lawn that needs mowing. But first, since we're both on vacation, we need to go for a trail ride!

52 heads of garlic!

That's a clove a week for a year!

The new roof saga continues...

Reinforced ceiling and new shingles going up!