400

No, that's not the number of tomatoes I have picked from our garden.

Not yet, anway.

Yesterday's post marked my 400th post (within the 'Ramblings' section) here on my site.

400.

Four hundred.

Four hondo.

Who knew I was such a jabber jaws?

I knew yesterday the post I was writing was my 400th post. But I didn't want to mention it, because it was the Lord's day, and glory be to God above anything else.

Glory definitely not be to... me.

In keeping with my reaction to most momentous occasions, or anything worth pause, I have the inclination to run in the other direction. I'm not good at handling momentousness. I think this sort of runs in my family. Large crowds and/or occasions make me a bit skittish, particularly if any attention might be paid to me. And I don't lend myself to sentimentality very much. I would rather not stop and fall down the rabbit hole of reflecting on days gone by. At least not on most days.

And today is one of them.

So, let's live in the moment, and look forward, okay?

In the summer days that have been slipping by, all too quickly, I've been feeling this sneaky hint of change. The colors of our world are ever so subtly drying, fading. The garden is to the stage of birthing what has been a labor of love for months. The last flowers of the summer season are blooming and dying, making way for the mums and corn stalks.

One piece of my consciousness is clinging to the warm, wet blanket of summer, while another part of me is starting to feel all apple orchardy.

Not yet.

But soon.

I first have to sift through the mounds of tomatoes that are about to burst into my world.

There are a few changes on the horizon for us this fall. Nothing huge, but worth an adjustment period, nonetheless. Little Blue Eyes starting pre-school, for one. I may need a whole adjustment bureau to help me transition into that one.

Or not.

Sometimes I surprise myself.

No matter what, it appears that I will not be without something to write about.

Thank you, dear readers, for reading.

Post 500, here I come!

Comments

[Tauna]

Wow! You are all wordy! 400 posts! You are my hero.
However, everyone of those words has been uplifting, joyful, heartfelt and warm.

I've had to go to the beginning to get a glimpse.

Besides, you got all famous and everything meeting PW and it didn't go to your head! You're still the same sweetness as ever!

Ya, Fall, not wanting it to come yet. I still have a lot of summer I want. IF my tomatoes all ripen.........and that's a big IF, I'll be swimming in salsa.