10/13/08

First Frost: : An October Farewell


frost
noun:
1. A deposit of minute ice crystals formed when water vapor condenses at a temperature below freezing.
2. A temperature low enough to cause freezing.
3. The process of freezing.
4. A cold or icy manner.
5. what happened to my gardens over the week-end.

We said good-bye to the peppers,
and the sunflowers,
the tomatoes, and the cardinal climber.

verb:
1. To cover with frost.
2. To damage or kill by frost.
3. The ending of my vegetable garden and many flowers.