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This is a beautiful autumn post from Penny at Walking Woman. Please click the link above to see her gorgeous photos.
It may be autumn, but many flowers don’t know that, especially, it seems, the roses. Here’s a sample.
Well, maybe some roses know about it!
Happy Thanksgiving weekend!
I’ve been following the progression of this hydrangea bush since before August 26 but only started taking photos of it then.
It’s a very tall bush, approximately 2.5 metres (about 8 ft) and is very well established in a sheltered area.
By September 4 it had changed a lot.
The yellowish-pink clusters had become a rosy pink with very white tips.
As September went along, the white highlights started to disappear.
The clusters have now become a deeper pink. There’s a bit of white left here and there but not much.
I have enjoyed watching the changes in this hydrangea bush over the last six weeks and have been surprised at how beautifully it has matured and developed. I thought that its blooming cycle was going to be completed much earlier. How wrong I was!
Happy Tuesday.
There are many autumn colours right now, but also lots of summer pinks still. Here’s a sample.
The hardy hydrangeas and chrysanthemums are continuing to do well while many of the other pink species are starting to fade. Pretty great for October, though. 🌸
I frequently walk through Penticton’s small but lovely Japanese garden. It’s very peaceful and relaxing, even in winter.
Although we’re fully into autumn now, it’s still quite green although most of the hydrangeas are fading …
… and some of the plants are showing their fall outfits.
What’s more indicative of autumn is the slant of the sun, the cool edge that the wind now has…
… and the tint of the sky. Somehow, this grey is different from the summer greys.
I can’t visit the garden without stopping to watch the fish for a bit. Some of them are very large and their colours definitely fit right in with the season.
Happy October. 🍂
I’ve posted a lot of flower pictures this week, but I think there’s always room for more.
Happy flower Friday.
Sunflowers have such attractive and pretty late summer and autumn blooms and they have been the subject of many famous and beautiful paintings. Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe and Paul Gauguin spring to mind. I don’t paint, but I love taking photos of them. Here are a few favourites.
Have a sunflower day. 🌻
The public rose garden in Penticton is still beautiful and will probably hold out for about another month before the gardeners put it to bed for the winter.
Given our lovely weather, lots of people are sitting among the flowers, eating lunch, reading, or just enjoying.
It’s a perfect place to escape life’s stresses.
Happy Tuesday.
… a very large one …
… and a very small one.
Happy Monday.
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