When October Goes

When October goes

The beauty still remains,

It lingers in leaf and bloom

Through cold November rains.

Especially this year, with a late and lingering summer, color is still happening here in the Pacific Northwest.

We have been having day after day of endless rain, so most of the beauty of our yard has been appreciated for indoors. 

Here the "Halloween " cactus mimics the color outside.

 Someone commented on the "pine needles'\" on the patio.  Actually it is the old needles of the Western Red Cedar which shelters the patio.  It's messy, but wonderful none-the-less.

 This is the view from the bedroom window of the full moon maple in the front yard.

 Today the rain stopped. I was able to go out with my camera this morning before getting to work in the yard.

 The Korean dogwood and witch hazel were still green a few days ago.

 The big leaf maple down the street has finally gone golden.

 Kaffir lilies are late bloomers.

 From dull to full color to leaf drop is such a short time.  

 It's great to be able to "borrow" color from the neighbor too.

 I dug some dahlias,and raked the lawn this morning.  This afternoon Tom was finally able to mow.  I spent the afternoon edging the lawn.

It was great to finally get outside to work.  We hope to do some more tomorrow, in between breakfast with friends and an evening Sounders match.  My back already hurts  but you've gotta' make hay while the sun shines, or at least when the rain stops.