Whatcha Doing, Weather?

Our fall season has been anything but typical this year. Ordinarily, I would be posting pictures of the fall colors, but, this year, the colors in the lower valleys have been slow to develop; the weather has just been too warm.

There is good color in the high country, but I haven't had a chance to take a leaf-peeping drive, so I haven't really been able to enjoy them.

The weather is supposed to take a turn toward more normal temperatures this weekend, but it is also supposed to rain in the valleys and snow in the mountains, so the trees may be too shocked to put on much more of a show this year, which is disappointing.

On the bright side, the flowers in my flowerbed have continued to bloom like crazy. The zinnias are still putting out buds, and the flowerheads have been in full bloom for a lot longer than I would have expected. I do plan to rip them out of the ground this weekend (I need to make room to plant more tulip bulbs), so I took a few final photos, popped off the seed heads that were ready, and made peace with their demise.

 

My roses are also in a late full bloom, which will make pruning them a sad chore, but I want them to be healthy next year, so I will suck it up and bust out the shears.

This Saturday, I am playing in a baby shower golf tournament, which is a first for me. Up until now, I have played a single hole during the golf clinic that my staff and I participate in over the summer, so, playing a full eighteen holes will be interesting. Combining the tournament with the baby shower is a fun idea, though, and I'm looking forward to it, even if the weather is supposed to be crappy.

Again, whatcha doing, weather?