Fun in the Sun - oops Rain

I went to visit my parents in beautiful, sunny, warm Albuquerque last week and what do I get - rain, rain and more rain.  Not only the rain, but the temperatures stayed in the 70's for most of the time there.  It was kind of fun since I hadn't really seen it rain in New Mexico in the many trips we have made over the years, plus there was actually a little humidity in the air so it didn't seem so dry to me.  The lower temperatures made my morning runs more enjoyable, but I hadn't really packed warm clothes - New Mexico is supposed to be hot!  Anyway, I had a great time catching up on the happenings of my parents and especially enjoying the two Mexican meals we managed to squeeze in.  Nothing like sopapillas with honey to complete a meal - especially when you don't have to share the honey bottle with anyone.  Also got to see a roadrunner in their backyard, but wasn't quick enough with my camera to get a picture - so you'll just have to take my word.

Came home to more crops in the garden, so we picked the last of our carrots along with some more cucumbers - so yes we canned some more bread and butter pickles (I think we are pretty well set with them for a long time) - and probably the last of the tomatoes and green beans.  The fresh carrots are great and have a wonderful flavor when compared to those in the store (of course, that could just be the dirt that I didn't get completely washed off).  The only thing now left in the garden is some parsnips (which are looking pretty iffy as a crop, very small roots) and onions, plus whatever last minute green beans pop up.  The success this year. especially our carrots, is making us excited for next year and refining our plantings and placement. 

The rest of the weekend consisted of rest as I'm still struggling through a cold that has settled into my lungs and some long walks.  The weather has turned early this year as several nearby towns had lows overnight this week around 32 degrees.  Must be trying to get us all ready for snow to start flying.  I've held off on turning on the heat in the house so far - just seems wrong to have it on in September - but each day the house is another 2 degrees colder.  It was down to 62 this morning when I woke up, but it is sunny today so hopefully we'll gain a few degrees.  Time to get out the warm comforters.