Ahead
of the storm, a light snow fell overnight laying just a dusting of white on the
ground and in the evergreen boughs.
Across
the road, the sere brown of September’s pepper plants contrast well against he
field of white. Within hang shriveled fruits that were passed over when the
harvest took place, remaining on the plant until the deep snows cover them
until spring.
The
color throughout is quite pretty, varied shades of red, yellow and orange,
hundreds of them within the rows making a patchwork of white and brown with
splashes of color that look like ornaments on miniature bare trees. Each pepper
is but a diminished version of its autumn form, resembling a lantern mantle,
dangling and infused with its own color, defiantly resisting the encroachment
of white which will all too soon dominate the landscape.
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