After several weeks of what felt like early winter, normal autumn has been resumed. This means instead of 3 degrees Celsius I am getting 15-20 degrees. That is a huge improvement! Typical of Canadian Prairie weather which can have extremes in temperature. I'm always amazed anything can grow here.
This is the autumn foliage of some hardy geraniums.
This is a honeysuckle which is still ok even after snow and light frosts. Popular with sparrows who have been hanging out in it looking for bugs, and in warmer weather hummingbirds like it a lot.
I've been admiring some of the shadows in the garden, which are quite atmospheric. Now that the fallen leaves have dried out, you can here that autumn rustling sound as the wind shifts them along the ground, which is a little sinister. These are the shadows of angelica sylvestris, which is a plant wasps love when in flower.
This one seeded naturally from another one further away and is growing between two paving stones. This is the shadow of the flower which is now a seedhead.
These are the red and orange autumn leaves of mountain ash trees and they have red berries which are very attractive to birds. In front of it is a small type of willow.
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