Fall is Here

Goldenrod Fireworks

 

The weather has been so dry here, that we are in a drought again.  We had so little rain in August that many of the leaves on the trees turned brown and fell. Ditto for September. Same thing is happening in October. But we have had many sunny days which I am enjoying.  A lot of the gardens have dried up, and there is so little blooming.  The goldenrod above bloomed right on time.


Abelia Rose Creek

 There are three Abelia bushed in the back yard that bloomed the same time as the goldenrod.


Japanese Anemone

This is the last blossom left on the three Japanese anemone plants. 


Russian Sage

 The several Russian sage bushes have mostly stopped blooming.


Marigolds

The one bright spot in the yard are these marigolds that my husband planted from an old seed packet that he found in the garage. It is getting gold here in the mornings. We have had a couple of days in the low 30's. We turned the heat on.  Most of the days will be in the low 60's now, although we had a couple of days where the temps never got out of the 50's.