Bringing in the Sheaves

Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness,

Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve;

Waiting for the harvest, and the time of reaping,

We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

American Gospel song, 1874

The satellite shows a moisture plume stretching 6,000 miles back to China, like a long fire hose aimed at the Pacific Northwest. Everyone is getting excited about the approaching wind and rain storms.  The months of boring, beautiful dry weather are about to become a distant memory.

Sheaves, leaves, plants...time to gather in and hunker down. Speaking of houseplants, despite a severe hacking back this summer, my jade plants are bigger than ever.  They love it out on the front porch, but now I have to find a place to cram them for the winter. I also need leaves for mulching the flower beds, and the big maple tree across the street will soon oblige. That is, if the wind doesn't blow them to Kingdom Come. Fall chores begin.