Monday, September 23, 2024

Goldsmiths Part 2


Goldsmiths attracts shoppers off the passing highway with these colourful displays of 'Mums'.   It's just a rich small market, with veggies, fruit, flowers, meat and a bit of baking, all wrapped up in a busy little store.  I never did go inside; the things that are in bulk are all outside.

 
They must have someone pick out plants that are most completely in bloom!  This shot contains parts of three different plants!

Then we finally found what we came for - tomatoes in bulk.  Mrs. F.G. is trying her hand at making tomato juice.  The kitchen was like a production facility for a week!

We could have picked up some sweet corn, but it's the end of the season and this was pretty expensive.

We've bought sunflowers here before, but not today.  Today it was just tomatoes.

We left Goldsmiths and drove south then west out of Clarksburg, past the extensive Red Prince apple orchards, all protected by tall deer fencing.

These are high density orchards, only planted a few years ago,  It's amazing how many apples they bear already!



12 comments:

  1. What stunning "mums"... and what a coulourful post today. After the Christmas season.. Autumn is my absolute favourite time of year.

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  2. Fencing for tall deer' - Wonderful tour, Stew!

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  3. Those Mums are beautiful. I think I've only bought them once, when we lived in London. It broke my heart when they died off - too short a season for me at the cost. I admire them on other people's porches though! Look at all those apples!! Wow!

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  4. That display of mums is spectacular. Things grow fast there!

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  5. Looking forward to nice fresh Red Prince apples hitting the shops

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  6. We prefer McIntosh apples -- thanks to Canada where that variety originated.

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  7. In our climate we can usually get away with planting the "mums" outside once they finish flowering, where they generally survive the winter if they're in a sheltered spot. Excellent value for money.

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  8. The colours of fall are so gorgeous. I love spring with the various colours of green too, but fall is so brilliant. It's as if Mother Nature is giving a shot in the arm before the bleak white/gray/browns of winter are upon us.

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  9. What a bounty of fruit and flower!

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  10. So pretty! I love all those beautiful flowers.

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  11. Wow. This place looks fantastic.

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  12. The 'Mums' are so beautiful.

    All the best Jan

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