Well, it appears we are in Autumn now. With the change in season and the passing of the throne from one sister to the next, the temperatures have drastically changed already. Most of the week found us in the low 80's to 70's and at night...it has been gloriously cool and makes for good heavy sleeping in conjunction with nightly gins. No heat as of yet, but still have wide open windows. We still have Indian Summer to look forward too. But meanwhile the garden is still going insane, things still going full steam. I must still have 10 to 11 blooms of the dahlias, and the roses are filled yet with future blooms. But I know the autumnal temps are coming...the squirrels are out in number forging and hiding the nuts we give them, and the fresh acorns fallen. Did you know they can hide up to over 200 to 300 nuts or acorns and remember precisely where each one is buried for later? A fact, use it as you wish. Today started out as a rainy day and remained overcast, and a very rare day where not a damn thing was on the docket. I took these pictures today...otherwise nothing, but I did make more chicken corn soup, some handmade corn bread and slow cooked pulled pork shoulder. Otherwise, a nice veg out day.
Yes it was a drizzly day out. It rained hard in York, which meant extra deserts at the restaurant.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good time of year for a last flush of flowers in the garden before the days get too short and the cold kicks in - and you have quite the show there, it seems! Jx
ReplyDeletePS That purple vine is quite possibly an ornamental sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas "Black Heart"). Jx
I think your right Jon. This time seems to be the "one last chance" to put on a brilliant show.
DeleteVery cool photos. In a couple of them the shimmer of the water gives almost an impressionist painting look, I think. Yes, the garden here seems to be doing quite well too. This will probably be my last year in the big house. Too much to take care of. And I adored the cat bird and duck picture. I swear the whole of the animal kingdom likes you. And those cone hydrangea are stunning.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea you were thinking of moving. Sometimes a lot of space can be a lot of work.
DeleteI think the rain adds characters to your photos:)
ReplyDeleteI love these photos! The roses with the raindrops are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing. I myself love a raint day, call me odd.
ReplyDeleteI love your perspective in these pics, they are so cool :) Even in rainy you find beauty.
ReplyDeleteEven in the rain it's a lovely day. We have had two cool days so far and looks like a little more to come. I love waking up to a chilly morning.
ReplyDeleteIt sure has felt good lately that's for sure.
DeleteFlowers still blooming in the Fall are the most beautiful and precious because we know that soon Winter will be here and there will be no more flowers until Spring.
ReplyDeleteLOVE your rainy-day pics! And that dinner sounds yummy, what time is din-din????
ReplyDeleteReally amazing photos! You seem to have done well with your gardening this summer. Nice to see some usual suspects again too. Love the aster...one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteThe rain certainly added a cool factor to the pics I think. You almost make me wish I had a garden to toil in. Maybe I should try a potted garden on my 7x10 balcony?
ReplyDeleteYou should do a herb garden if you like cooking...and very easy and aromatic to be around. And you can cook with your harvest
DeleteTundra Bunny here.... your cream and pale pink roses are GORGEOUS! (coincidentally, my two favourite rose colours). I like how your photography captured water droplets on everything in your garden, including the neighbour's duck. Another fun fact for you: recent Canadian studies in British Columbia have confirmed that squirrels use triangulation to find their nut caches and can retain their "mental maps" for several months...
ReplyDeletePBS once had a special on squirrels, which is where I heard my tidbit, but I seem to remember them saying something about the pattern they buried them in, and them finding the nuts for several months, proving they have long term memories and highly intelligence, in addition to being comical.
DeleteThe weather here was also paying attention to the calendar. much cooler
ReplyDeleteI love autumn 🍁🍂🎃
I beat off autumn for some time, but once I settle down...I do actually love autumn. It for one means layering!!!!
DeleteDid you put your rubbers on and jump in the big puddle???? Lovely rainy-day pictures though. We too have gotten very seasonal with temps here too.
ReplyDeleteI had to go bare. Alas I'm out of rubbers.
DeleteBeautiful pictures, and I'm jealous. Rain? What's that?
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures! The cat bird is very cool. I don't think we have those here. I agree with Dark Raider....what's rain???
ReplyDeleteI often can't remember where I put my glasses, much less 200 acorns.
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures, the flowers especially! We could use some of that rain over here.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, even if it's raining! :) And the duck?!? LMAO.
ReplyDeleteRainy days are beautiful through your eyes.
ReplyDeleteIt was much needed down day I can tell you.
DeleteAre you part squirrel? You seem to always know precisely where the nuts are.
ReplyDeleteThere may have been a few squirrels in the family tree.
DeleteYou live in a beautiful world, lucky fellow.
ReplyDeleteLove your plants; we had an exuberant display by the swallows this afternoon; they still haven't departed for their exclusive winter holidays in Africa. and don't talk to me about squirrels; our local tree rat has been digging up my plants to winter his nuts (some of them taken from my hazel!
ReplyDeleteI love swallows. I alas don't see them here like I did down in Bucks County. I miss them seeing them. I have connections within the squirrel world....Ill see what I can do for you!!!
DeleteI've heard about your swallowing, Maddie! Jx
DeletePS Here in London, the swifts have long gone (I've never seen swallows hereabouts).
You may have not seen them but I bet you too have had you fair share of swallows, lmao!!!!!!
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DeleteJx
Oh dear. What did I walk in on?
DeleteDear Agnes, it started off with me innocently bird watching!
DeleteNice shot of the Catbird!
ReplyDeleteWe have swallows here but they've recently migrated soon to be replaced by the starlings.
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