In just two days, September will be here. It always marked the true end of summer to me, even though the days were often still hot, the light had already begun to shift and the days were getting ever so slightly shorter. As a kid, I hated it. As an adult, I often think about how I have missed most of summer and how did that happen??
When I was a kid, summer lasted forever, now it seems like it is two weeks long. How did I miss vacation time? And not having a pool to laze in and swim in, that is the thing I most miss about living in Florida. I would get up in the early morning, make coffee and slip out to the pool and swim laps - fast and slow, and sip my coffee while everyone slept.
This summer I saw the daylilies and then the rain and weeds came. I sprained my ankle, and walking on the uneven ground of my gardens to do weeding was out...so the weeds have won this year.
I do love the change in the greens at this time of the year. The bright spring greens are wonderful, but the complexity of the greens as they age and darken is something I enjoy watching. As I walk my dogs each morning, I have been seeing lots of purple flowers. Why so many purple flowers in fall?
Thistle
Joe Pye Weed and Ironweed
Flax on the roadside
Here's one of my hydrangeas that has been incredible this year. It is at the end of its season.
And I always love the Queen Anne's Lace (Not purple!!)
What kinds of flowers and foliage are you seeing where you are right now??
We'll be doing a drawing (random number generator) of one winner if you make a comment by the end of August!! The prize will be one skein of Yummy 2-ply Sock and we'll include a pattern of Martina Behm's Miss Winkle.
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My hydrangeas have been outstanding this summer and still continue to delight!
My carpet roses are still blooming! They a beautiful shade of scarlet.
Leaves are turning in NH already!
Right now I can enjoy from my front window the neighbor’s fuchsia and white flowers as well as the fuchsia flowers on my crepe myrtle. The crepe myrtle has held up well despite the large amount of rain we have had in south Tennessee in the past month.
You know, unless it’s something extremely recognizable, I haven’t the foggiest idea what most wildflowers are. We pretty much have grass and nothing else in our yard, unfortunately. I’ll be really glad when all the trees start turning pretty colours. That’s my favourite time of year. I just love the golds, oranges, reds…I think there are about a million different shades between all the different trees up here. It’s nice to finally live in an area with real seasons.