The old minaret adjacent to St Nikolaos church is a perfect reminder of the way the East met the West in the town I made my home, Chania, Crete, Greece.
The photographs I post all help to tell a part of a longer story that focuses on the town and its citizens, whether they are living there now, or have made their home in other parts of the world. As a newer resident, by writing about the town in this way, I am trying to put some order into the chaos that I seem to be confronted with.
Saturday, 25 October 2008
Autumn bounty
October harvest from our garden; the remains of summer.
What a good feeling to harvest your own vegetables. Beautiful they are. Is that the flower still on the squash? In Switzerland 2002-3 as a volunteer, I remember the joy of seeing the completion of a whole year's cycle in the organic garden, of actually doinging it all for the first time in my life. "Putting food on the table" for others took on a whole new meaning. What a great system Nature has.
Too right. I am pretty disgusted by the whole Halloween thing but the Irish grasp all things US with relish. As a pagan I used to observe Samhain which is more spiritual. Your Autumn Bounty is more to the point.
Hi MKiwi! It looks a great garden! The tree is awesome, but it's amazing how the street looks so different; closed for winter... ;( Does it mean that the money they make with tourists in Summer is enough for them to live the whole year? ;)) Meanwhile Blogtrotter just said goodbye to Mykonos 2007!! It shows the famous sunset scene at Little Venice, and the Pelican mascot of the island… ;) Hope you enjoy, comment and have a great weekend!
Hey, my husband just did the same thing the other day. Our haul was one mishapen pumpkin, about 8 mini-eggplants a few zucchini flowers a handful of very green tomatoes and one microscopic green pepper like the one in your photo...but much smaller!
You are making me hungry. The gardens are all but gone here. There is a freeze forecast for Monday night.
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bright and hot!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good feeling to harvest your own vegetables. Beautiful they are.
ReplyDeleteIs that the flower still on the squash?
In Switzerland 2002-3 as a volunteer, I remember the joy of seeing the completion of a whole year's cycle in the organic garden, of actually doinging it all for the first time in my life. "Putting food on the table" for others took on a whole new meaning. What a great system Nature has.
Too right.
ReplyDeleteI am pretty disgusted by the whole Halloween thing but the Irish grasp all things US with relish.
As a pagan I used to observe Samhain which is more spiritual.
Your Autumn Bounty is more to the point.
You've got more from your garden then we have . 2008 seems to be crop failure year ..
ReplyDeleteWill try harder next year .
Hi MKiwi! It looks a great garden!
ReplyDeleteThe tree is awesome, but it's amazing how the street looks so different; closed for winter... ;(
Does it mean that the money they make with tourists in Summer is enough for them to live the whole year? ;))
Meanwhile Blogtrotter just said goodbye to Mykonos 2007!! It shows the famous sunset scene at Little Venice, and the Pelican mascot of the island… ;)
Hope you enjoy, comment and have a great weekend!
How lovely
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from our garden
the remains of summer
practically a haiku
love it!
Hey, my husband just did the same thing the other day. Our haul was one mishapen pumpkin, about 8 mini-eggplants a few zucchini flowers a handful of very green tomatoes and one microscopic green pepper like the one in your photo...but much smaller!
ReplyDeleteBtw, I've been meaning to ask you...is there a luxury hotel in Hania owned by a man named Ted Manasakis?
ReplyDeletehow nice. :) and i love the different colors. :)
ReplyDeleteRich pickings.
ReplyDeleteOOO! Lovely lovely vegetables....
ReplyDeleteMother nature gives us so many goodies. I had some of them in my lunch today.
ReplyDeleteWe had to bring our veggies in two weeks ago, just in time for the frost. I LOVE fresh tomatoes!
ReplyDeleteI love fresh vegetables and yours look great!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful picture, and such variety! Our last harvest was only red and green tomatoes.
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