Every day I am reminded of the sheer power of Alaska. I took this photo yesterday from my farm. A few days earlier, snow covered only the peaks of the mountains. In a week, the leaves on the trees will be golden. We had our first frost Saturday and it killed everything tender in our garden. I spent yesterday digging potatoes and harvesting the remains of peas and beets. Kale and cabbage grow sweet with frost - but these too will have to be harvested before hungry moose discover them. Snow is only weeks away.
Autumn is the time of the years that Alaskans rush to tuck everything in the yard away before everything disappears under a blanket of white. Winter arrives quickly in the Great Land and it is crucial to be prepared. Those who linger discover that chores left undone must wait until April when the ground thaws and the world hints at greeness again.
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