Summer’s End

According to the calendar, summer has come to an end. Fall is in the air, as they say. Even the warm, sunny days this past week had a different feel than the long days of summer.

I thought I’d share today some of my early fall photography and poetry. May you find such beauty in your fall days.

I thought the above plant was done blooming a month ago. Imagine my delight when it graced us with new blooms so late in the year, when I’d almost given up on it. Another week and I might have cut it back completely. What a lovely picture of hope.

This picture was taken a couple of weeks ago, but this lantana is still blooming and this butterfly visits our deck every day.