Plumbago

Though most of the garden is in vivid ,technicolor fall foliage, here and there late summer still hides. But tonight we're to drop into the 20's or possible teens. So these last hold- outs of a season long gone will succumb at last.

The Plumbago has been blooming tirelessly for months. And still it blooms. But no doubt this image I captured late yesterday will be the last of the season. So thought I would share it.

Burgundy Mums

Love the color of these Mums, they pop up faithly each year in front of my little library. In previous years the deer have munched off the buds, but this year they survived. So decided to take a picture of them before they are discovered. After the recent storm the blossoms still had lots of raindrops captured in their petals. Like silvery pearls.

So many wonderful things to discover, even this late in the season.

Autumn

The Honeysuckle on Mom's terrace was pushing out some more blossoms, even as the berries of the earlier blooms were ripening, ready to be nibbled off by passing birds. Autumn is definitely in the air.