Holy cow, lots of scrambling in the garden last night. Sudden change of forecast -- frost warning!!

This comes after sunset, so DW and I are outside with headlamps, harvesting what we can and covering things we care about most with old sheets, towels and tarps.

The greenhouse with tomatoes and peppers had already been closed in. Root veggies were hilled up and will be fine.

I was up at 5:30 a.m. with a water hose and sprinkler head, trying to wet everything down and keep the frost from forming. Last ditch effort. In the low spots the water would start to freeze as soon as I turned my back. We'll see if it did any good.

Not as dramatic as hurricane season, I guess. We often get a few frosts and then weeks of nice Indian summer. Different sort of "disaster" -- starry sky and dead calm, frozen grass crunching under your feet, and a summer's work on the line.