Garden report: More tomatoes are turning red, so I will be harvesting for a few more days. The peppers continue to flower but I don’t know how many will reach edible stage.

Some of the hanging baskets are ready to go back to the garage for the winter.

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Barbara Schuman of Amherst sent me a postcard, a painting of the Philadelphia skyline. She wrote that a 37-foot statue of William Penn sits on top of City Hall. It was understood for decades that no building could be taller than his hat. That ended in 1985 when approval was given to build two skyscrapers, Liberty one and Liberty two. The painting shows the statue surrounded by buildings higher than his hat.

Doug and Joanne Keller of Hadley sent me a postcard of the Bad Axe movie theater in Bad Axe, Michigan. They visited family in the thumb of Michigan and were on their way to British Columbia.

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Terry Rooney sent me an email about her exhibit, Blue Liberty, at the New England Visionary Museum, 518 Pleasant St., Northampton, that will run until Sept. 28. A reception will be held Sept. 16 from 5 to 8 p.m. She wrote that she was born in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty that welcomed her ancestors to the land of liberty. The figure has been a central theme to her work for more than 40 years, she wrote.

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Want to do something for the next generation? Plant a tree, according to an email from the Amherst Shade Tree Committee. The group will be planting Saturday, Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. to noon at Gatehouse Road. Volunteers are welcome. Look for the yellow town truck, they wrote.

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The 11th annual downtown block party is Thursday, Sept. 19 from 5 to 9 p.m. North Pleasant Street will be closed and filled with vendors, food, music, acrobats and more. Local organizations will showcase their efforts.

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Kathy Lanza sent me an email about a reception that will be held Thursday., Sept. 19 from 5 to 7 p.m in the Jones Library for artists whose work is currently hanging in the Burnett Gallery. The artists are Nancy Carroll, Ann Cloutier, Steve Eagle, Michael Gilbert, Stephen Gingold, Tatiana Harshbarger, Maureen Manning, Matthew Mattingly, Rebecca Reid, Lee Sproull, and Roberta Warshaw. The event is free and open to the public.

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I washed the winter coats and jackets so I am ready for the cold weather. Except the projections call for summer-like temperatures this week. Go figure.

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