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Here’s what I know: just when you think the thing you’re looking for doesn’t exist—that the world has turned to golds and reds, is more than tinged with madness and cruely—if you really want to find it, you will; in fact you’ll find there’s all sorts of it about. I’m pretty sure this works for everything. Including goodness. That despite appearances, it’s there all around us. We just have to really want to find it…

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today’s colour

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Burning Bush. The first to redden its leaves. And the least apologetic.

Virginia Creeper. Turns red in the sun, yellow in the shade. Note creeping shade on right.

Cottoneaster. Can be seen trembling occasionally as winter door wreath season nears. 

History of rocker on porch: found at Sally Ann years ago. Since, painted red. Now lives by the wood pile and welcomes falling leaves.

Wellies. Long story about these. Some other time.

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today’s colour

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I wasn’t going to do another colour so soon but it’s the last day of summer and wandering about the garden just now, in that beautiful early evening light—the yellows just stood up and shouted to be noticed. Everything seems suddenly golden in a way that’s not yet Fall but also like nothing you ever get in July or August (when ‘yellow’ can sometimes be too ‘hot’ to like much).

Wisteria leaves, just beginning to turn.
Black-Eyed Susans all over the place!
Last of the zucchini…
Someone’s been having hosta for dinner…
Goldenrod, starting to fade
Bye summer…

today’s colour

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white echinacea
queen anne’s lace, relative of the carrot, scented only in the sun
balloon flower?
p.j. hydrangea, gift from avril
lowly, misunderstood, perfect impatiens
native clematis — virgin’s bower
the only colour phlox should ever be