Flashes of Fall

This daisy has seen its better day, but the little bee is still at work. I took a brief look around the yard earlier today...just enjoying the beautiful weather. I just had to take a few pictures of the soon to be gone flowers around my house.

I planted this Clematis a few years ago and it has bloomed more this year than ever. They seem to be enjoying the cooler weather.

Now these Petunias are a different story....they seem to be winding down.

Remember the strawberry pots I was so excited about back in the spring...this one is doing very well....prettier than ever. The other one looks good too, with the strawberry plant and other little plants, but I didn't get a picture of it today. It is really a bit overgrown for the pot.
The roses are still blooming and sometimes continue into the winter....I remember a book I read about death shortly after I lost a dear friend to leukemia........."Roses Will Bloom Again" and Katie used to sing a song with the same title. These are beginning to fade a bit. Watching birds, blooming flowers and shrubs, and other beauty of nature have become a special time for me....almost like therapy some might say...........I truly enjoy the beauty of God's creation.

FALL

A great procession of leaves ushers in fall,
Green now disguised by yellow, red and brown,
Falling and listening to the grounds call,
Leaves decorate the outside like a bright crown.

Wind begins this chilly season's fresh start,
Slow at first but picks up speed in due time,
The way the wind places the leaves is an art,
Much like words placed on paper to show rhyme,

Fall is the new victim of winters chill,
This season is the one that can destroy,
Covering the ground with snow is its thrill,
Traces of fall are gone, winter finds joy.

The cycle goes on throughout the long year,
Fall can accept this now and has no fear.

by Erica L. Ordway from Poetry in Nature