A very windy, very rainy storm passed through the valley and brought a heavy, dark, moisture-laden overcast. After storming all day, it started to clear toward late afternoon.
Those heavy clouds broke up, the wind dropped off and the sun shone.
Orphan clouds hung about for a bit, but they didn’t last long …
… and there was enough of the day left to give us a pretty sunset.
Here it is from one angle …
… and from another.
Happy Sunday.
An autumn bridge crosses through yellowing cottonwood trees …
… as a distant half-moon gazes impassively on.
Happy Saturday.
So fleurday and Halloween are on the same day! If you celebrate Halloween I wish you a monstrously good one …
… and if not, I hope you enjoy these autumnal flowers.
Flowers are beginning to be a bit difficult to find now that we’re almost into November, but this lovely sunflower still looked beautifully sunny.
I’m not entirely sure what these are although I think they might be a type of carnation. Does anyone know? No matter what they are, they’re a very pretty addition to the late autumn bloomers club.
I found this very attractive pot marigold, clearly not yet affected by our changing calendar.
Happy fleurday; happy Halloween. 🎃 🌼
If you do, here’s what you might see.
Whomever or wherever you are, try to add a quiet moment to your day. 🍂
Lately we’ve had lots of rain with only fleeting moments of sun …
… leading to some rather dramatic skies …
… with scudding, luminous grey clouds that eventually obscured …
… and began to enclose the sky once more.
Happy Wednesday.
In the Northern Hemisphere there are so many colours to enjoy right now!
Happy autumn Tuesday.
These are October pictures that I like but haven’t posted before as I chose to publish others from the same sets in more cohesive ways.
Petunias from a large pot on my deck; they’ve been beautiful all summer and are actually still blooming.
Yellowing ginkgo biloba leaves – I love the shape of them. Ginkgo biloba trees are ancient; they’re part of the fossil record.
A path through the Japanese Garden; I walk there probably two or three times a week. It’s peaceful, calming and beautiful.
The stages of autumn change are shown through a colourful ash tree, some dried ornamental grasses and in the foreground, grape vines.
This clump of dahlias looked particularly pretty against the blue sky.
Autumn is beautiful and can be beautifully surprising with its colours, skies, and often, lovely temperatures. There’s probably nothing better than sitting outside in comfortable, glorious autumn temperatures, the season settling and relaxing into a luminous winter.
Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile. ~ William Cullen Bryant
We had more rain …
… but the bright autumn trees lining Penticton Creek …
… lifted the gloom of those grey skies.
Happy Sunday.
We had a very hazy sunset that was followed by another wind and rain storm. At times the wind reached 80 km (50 miles).
It seems that this autumn, we have to enjoy its beauties while peering around or avoiding the storms.
I hope this means that the weather is blowing itself out and we will have a gentle little winter!
Happy Saturday.
Although the flowers are of course dwindling now I am still discovering a few here and there.
The matador roses are really hardy and in some protected corners I see them blooming even into December.
The crane’s bill flowers are almost all gone now, though.
Asters are quite tolerant and I may also find some of them well into November or December.
Chrysanthemums are the stars of course and will tolerate a light frost; I’ve even seen them survive a freezing rain. The fact is, however, that time is running out for our garden lovelies. It’s time to enjoy the last of them!
Happy Friday.
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