The wind heaved a long and persistent sigh that rattled the leaves into an eerie whirr.  The limbs slumped and shirked in the suppressive heat and humidity as a few leaves became untethered and drifted towards the ground.  August had been unkind, and her battle lines drawn.  Had we done enough? Had…

  A sole, brittle leaf tumbled down the street, scraping the pavement with each turn as it etched its way along with each, small utterance of wind.  The landscape was listless and life seemingly comatose as the despotic heat and humidity continued.  Summer’s vitality was waning, and her lurid beauty fading….

Oh, yes, we had a frost this past Saturday night.  You may have noticed some of your plants looked wilted, sad and a little cold.  The first frosts of fall are usually “radiation” frosts.  These occur under clear skies with very little wind, if at all.  Frost kills plants when…