Fava Beans

Fava beans, flourishing in the fall, killed with the first hard frost.

Spring in the Garden

It's decidedly autumn in the garden now , but I want to remember spring. I took these pictures on April 25, when everything was new, and the sap was rising (as I found when I trimmed the grape vines and their fresh cuts wouldn't stop dripping).

Fresh fig leaves (Ficus sp.)

Green cherries (genus Prunus)

Blooming hawthorne (Crataegus sp.)

The proud face of my garden pea (Pisum sativum)

New grape leaves (genus Vitis)