Fall has been a long time arriving, (the annual colour show) and a long time lingering (the warm weather). Join me for a few photos of the season. But first a look at the late-bloomers.

I’ve never seen morning glories bloom so late in the year but we haven’t had much/any? frost yet. Normally the flowers appear in late Sept – no matter how early I plant them – but these pictures were taken the last week of October, and a few are blooming still on Nov.9.

This one is enjoying the glorious morning sun.

The impatiens were done in early Oct….but the Knock-Out roses are still going strong. They’re on their last bloom cycle and can hang in there until late November depending on the weather, so I don’t prune them until spring. I ended up cleaning up most of the garden pots and baskets early, and pruning the clematis and the other rose bushes, taking advantage of the nice sunny days to get the job done while wearing a t-shirt. There’s a certain satisfaction to having the yard all neat and tidy and ready for spring.

I left the geraniums though, as they still looked nice, but it’s strange seeing that pop of color against all the dead leaves. A lady at the church wants to try overwintering them for the church gardens, (I never had any luck with that), so I’ll drop them off there this weekend, as colder temps are in the forecast……maybe even snow flurries!

But first a food break – Canadians celebrate their Thanksgiving the second weekend of October, a much more sensible date as it coincides with more favorable weather for the annual county fair, the last of the season. And because turkey is the food that keeps on giving, there was turkey stew!

My first sighting of leaf color was in Marshalls in early Oct. Apparently wooden salad bowls are back in style, just after I’d given my mothers away while cleaning out her house. But when they bring back trends, they are always slightly different – this one has an enamel base which makes it much easier to clean, and darker recycled wood.

This was my first sign of real leaf color – the neighbours ivy climbing over the fence.

The color show dragged on for weeks…..a tree here and there….with many leaves falling in the wind before they even changed.

Doesn’t the sky always seem bluer in the fall? The meteorologist says it’s because there is no wildfire smoke.

They’re mostly on the ground now, but there are still a few trees hanging on to their greenery.

This is my favorite photo – the view from the deck as I tried to capture the brilliance of the late afternoon sun slanting through the tree in the back yard. I’m trying to use my good camera more. Next week will be a walk in the fall woods.