It's been autumn for almost a month, and it is showing itself proudly all around. Here are a few autumnal scenes in my neck of the woods.
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| After a summer of meager growth, the lantana has finally come into its own - just in time for a frost that it won't survive. It seems to do this every year. |
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| These mums give a good show every fall. The ones in the back that aren't blooming are ones whose roots got damaged by a burrowing animal of some kind. |
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| I rescued these mums a few years back, and luckily, they have come back every year. And by rescued, I mean that someone was going to throw them away when they faded, so I took them and planted them. |
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| A little closer look at the red ones behind the pink ones in the above picture. Also, a rescue plant. |
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| And here is a plant that I actually pulled out of the trash a few days ago. It has perked up with a bit of water. I will plant this one and hope that it comes back next year. I seem to have more failures than successes with my rescue plants, but it's fun when they live to see another season. |
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| Also, the trees in the neighborhood are changing colors, and the grass is happily growing with rain and cooler temperatures. Spring and fall are our busiest grass-cutting seasons. |
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| Ward and I took a hike around a lake today and saw more changing leaves. |
While I don't like the colder temperatures and the shorter days, I do like the beautiful show autumn puts on every year. What does fall look like where you live?
I just love all those mums you have blooming! The lantana is looking good, too! I hope you are able to overwinter it, this year. The leaves changing color is definitely a sign of autumn arriving, isn't it? Fall hasn't quite arrived here, yet. It was 94F today. :)
ReplyDeleteWhile we can have warm days in the fall, we don't get into the 90s. I know you like the warmth, so I'm glad for you. I am thinking about overwintering the lantana, but haven't quite figured out a place. The garage is too cold and there is limited space inside for the big pot since all parts of the plant are poisonous to cats. But I'm still thinking about it.
DeleteSuch pretty flowers! Our autumn colors look similar to yours--we are in my favorite place in terms of the leaves changing right now--I like it just prior to what is considered "peak", when you have some trees with color and some still fully green so you can see the contrast. We had a gorgeous, sunny day yesterday, which made my work commute very pleasant.
ReplyDeleteWe had good weather yesterday and today too. The the rain comes for the weekend. With our travels over the last few weeks, we've seen all stages of fall colors. Here at home we are probably about a week or so before peak. I too like the combo of green, red, oranges, and yellows.
DeleteI love that photo of the red in the tree in the distance. It's beautiful. And the lake reflections.
ReplyDeleteThat is my neighbor's tree across the street. It's a maple - one of the first trees to turn every year, and I enjoy watching it out my window. I'm thinking the lake picture might make a good puzzle. Don't tell Ward because maybe he'll get that for Christmas. :)
DeleteYour fall is about a week or two behind ours. Most, if not all, of our leaves are gone, we have had several frosts and even our first snowfall!
ReplyDeleteYou're further north than we are, so I'm not surprised that you are ahead of us season-wise. While we can have snow in October, it is not common. Mostly, we are enjoying the cool evenings and warmer days of fall.
DeleteWow! Your flowers are all so beautiful! The mums are incredible! I love looking at everyone's flowers because I can't seem to keep any alive. Yours are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks. The key is to try to grow enough of them, that some are bound to survive. :)
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