I haven’t posted in over a month as I’ve been too lazy, and too busy enjoying the nice weather and watching baseball. But I hope you enjoy these late summer pics. It’s so hot today 29 C (85 F) that it still feels like summer, very unusual for early October. No leaf pics yet, as very few trees have changed, but I love when summer lingers.

I did get to the beach twice before the end of summer. There was so much sand, and very clean sand, that I could have been in the Caribbean. Quite a contrast to five years ago when there was only a narrow 12 foot stretch of pebbly beach, but the lake levels are low.

There were sailboats…

And more sailboats. In fact the days I went to the beach it was even a bit cool with a refreshing breeze coming off the water – good sailing weather.

The clematis were prolific this year especially this purple Jackmanni.

This one never blooms as much due to too much shade.

The glads did finally bloom, but one by one. I’ve dug up the bulbs and am going to try to overwinter them and then next year plant them all in the same place, instead of spaced in a row.

The zinnias were a bit of a dud too, achieving great height but not many flowers.

The dinner plate hibiscus are late as usual, they never bloom until mid-late Sept, but are only half as tall this year due to the lack of rain. The picture on the right is a previous year. They get too much shade in the spot they’re in at the side of the deck.

But the morning glories were glorious. The blue ones didn’t come up, only the fuchsia. I prefer the blue as in this old 2017 post, A Glorious September Morning.

These are as tall as the trellis at the side of the house. First time I’ve planted morning glories there as there’s not much sun, but there was a ton of greenery. These were taken this week. They are always late September bloomers too.

Of course not everything thrived. The $60 lilac tree I planted in the spring obviously didn’t – too much intense heat and not enough water. There are a few buds on it so I hope it comes back in the spring.

Time for a food break – there was cherry pie!

Or maybe you’d prefer peanut butter cookies. I found this Reese’s product, 24 cookies – great taste! Just bake as many as you want. In the refrigerated section of grocery store near the Pillsbury products.

The rest of the pictures are of plants from my July Pretty in Pink blog, but they are still hanging in there due to the warm weather. A lot of flowers get their second bloom in the fall, including the geraniums.

It makes sitting on the deck a pleasure this time of year, except for the yellow jackets.

This is the first year I have planted geraniums in the ground and they did well.

First year buying dianthus and I would do that again. Kind of scraggly mid-summer but they have revived. The Dipladenia love heat and drought so they look good all summer.

Impatiens always look better in the fall.

The knock-out roses are in their last bloom. Most of the new bushes did quite well.

But no matter how lovely everything looks so late in the season, from the soft afternoon light, we can tell fall is coming. I just hope it stays warm enough for when I have to take everything down!

PS. The Blue Jays won their first two games against New York! Go Jays go!