And Winter is Here (So soon???)

It snowed today. I'm not ready for winter! Still it was beautiful. It's cold too, for where we are in the year - right now (11pm) the therm says 27 degrees outside. I've lost the tender plants, like the impatiens and the basil. Probably lost the strawberries and calendula (I picked all the remaining blooms yesterday though, dozens and dozens!) The trees are putting down the last of their red and gold leaves. Now comes the quiet.