Seasonal dread

    As the gardening season winds down, the pleasure of harvest without continuous planting and weeding is balanced by the thought that soon Mother Nature will curtail all gardening activities.  I planted the rest of my garlic seed to avoid the possibility of an early freeze.  With the temperature right now registering a balmy 60 degrees with bright sunshine that fear seems unfounded.  But as a North Country resident for almost 19 years, I know the weather can turn in a heartbeat.  In 1972, according to Vermont public radio on this day, temperatures were in the low teens in Burlington and they never recovered from that.  Just sayin.....