Summer’s Last Gasp
It’s still summer. August is still summer and it’s only August 31. According to the weather folks tomorrow, September 1, is the first day of meteorological fall. Oh boo hoo! Fall in New England is nice but I miss summer already. Labor Day weekend is the last long weekend, our last chance for summer fun.
Signs of Fall are all around us
The seasons change and the signs are there. School has started. I got stuck behind a school bus on the way to work. The turkeys are getting restless. I saw two big turkeys by the side of the road on my way home tonight. A big maple tree on Route 140 has begun to turn colors! Already! The nights are cool and mornings have a crispness to the air. A sweater or jacket might be in order. I can open a window and turn off the air conditioner. Football is top of mind as the boys of summer fade away. Another fall sign that’s not so nice is the ragweed. Seems like we have a bumper crop this year. Excuse me while I sneeze.
Road trips are calling
Along with the cooler nights will be the fall colors. Leaves will be changing. Our roads will be filled with leaf peepers but even I plan to be one of them. Maybe a trip down the Mohawk Trail or back to New Hampshire to visit a place called Diana’s Baths. They are a series of waterfalls and cascades. I have it on good authority that although they are lovely any time of year, fall is especially pretty.
Cranberry Harvest Festivals
In Massachusetts, home to Ocean Spray, fall means the cranberry harvest. From mid- September until late in the fall, cranberries reach their peak of color and flavor. The landscape is dotted with the bright red cranberry bogs as they wait for the harvest. Cranberries can be harvested wet or dry. Interested in visiting a cranberry bog? We’ve got lots of farms for tours or products.
Down on the cape the cranberry harvest season begins around Labor Day and usually runs into the middle of November. The Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association has created a cranberry harvest trail guide.
I love cranberries. Maybe fall’s not so bad after all!
Fall is the best time of the year. However, I am not ready for winter for a couple of months. They say frost in the Adirondacks tonight. Therefore the leaves will change colors very soon now. I love the cranberry bogs, they are so full of bright red berries. They are just beautiful.
And I love the Cranberries. Nothing beats fresh cranberries for baking. I tried the dried ones..yuck! I make cranberry bread and cranberry muffins, maybe I’ll try cranberry pancakes and when the Holidays get here my Cranberry Christmas Cake. That’s sooo good but so full of calories I only allow myself to make it once per year!
Never had a Cranberry cake..
Oh its so good. Very sweet. Next time I make it I’ll post the recipe and a picture. It doesn’t really look like a cake. I wonder what Kelly’s mom could do with the recipe. Her cake was so good!