Under the leaves

Like, a month ago, I took a photo of the broccoli raab and beets. They were tiny little seedlings.

Now look at them! As of yesterday. Broccoli raab on the left, beets on the right.

Due to our lack of kitchen / appliances, we can't eat any of this good stuff. Well, yes, we now have appliances, but we're still working on getting them hooked up. I've been cooking some veggies in the microwave, but I don't think that will do justice to anything I'm currently growing (the green beans are pretty much kaput)... So in the meantime, I have to be content with looking at them ... and giving some away... and hoping a small sampling will last until when we do get some of our kitchen up and running again.

The beets, up close:

We grew beets in our first garden, last year. But this is my first time growing turnips. I plan on roasting them. This photo of our turnips makes me want to crawl under the turnip leaves, and tuck myself away from the hot October sun:

It's been dry and warmer than is normal. But yes, even though a small portion of the garden is flourishing, it really is fall. Here's one view from the garden ... The colors aren't Photoshopped; everything seems a little washed out from the lack of rain.