As this blog post finds its way to your computer, I am on my way from fall in the mountains of northern New Mexico at 7,000 feet to fall in Oklahoma at 1,200 feet. We have had our first hard freeze and our first snowfall of the season (with no real accumulation). It’s time to transition.

Fall was beautiful this year with lots of blazing yellow. Now I’m hoping to see fall again in Oklahoma. Last year there were beautiful yellows, reds, and oranges, but strong winds blew them away in just a few days’ time.

I am sharing a few pictures from end of summer and fall in a climate that never got hot this year.

1. Ammo in the middle of New Mexico sunflowers that grow abundantly here.
2. A tiny berry from a black currant bush that grows wild on our property. It is the first time the bushes have produced fruit in 20 years. Time intensive to collect and remove the ends, but they were fun to eat added into a rhubarb/apple pie.
3. Worth the walk up the hill to get a good view of the Brazos Cliffs which are the tallest in New Mexico.
4. New Mexico sunflowers that didn’t get planted in the pot until the first of August, and they bloomed before the frost.
5. Lovely fall colors.
6. Lucy is a nosy chiweenie. This was a little scary because these wildflowers attract wasps.
7. A giant sunflower in another pot on the deck. I held my breath until it bloomed! The last frost of the winter and the first frost of the fall can overlap in this area; that can make for a really short growing season.
8. Sunrise!