10.17.2022 | Chilly Monday

Day:  49-degrees  |  Night:  29-degrees
There's a bit of a chill in the air this morning out in the Carondelet Garden.  I've been working on re-seeding the small lawn in the back.  Daily watering is a must, and it was more than a bit too chilly for this old gardener this Monday in October.  The Doodle Dog is looking at me and wondering why she hasn't gotten her walk yet.  Let it warm up a bit and we'll go later little one!

The Hostas are hanging in there for a bit longer.  If we do get that true freeze tonight, they will be done for the season.  I will miss their color and flowers.  It's that time of year when you just never know what you will wake up to find.  It could be super warm or freezing.  Rainy or sunny. It may even snow!  It's Saint Louis, if you don't like the weather, stick around.  It will change!  

The sun is shining brightly with winds out of the NW at 10 to 20 MPH and a bit gusty as well.  It's one of those mornings that will fool you into believing it is much warmer than it is.  Change is in the air.  A good thing. Winter is coming with its long nights and cold days. A time to reflect and wait. Patience.  Not my strongest skill but necessary.  Be good to yourself.  Have patience with yourself and others as you travel about this chilly Monday in October.  Be kind.  That's all the news from the Carondelet Garden.