Autumn

I enjoy the change of the seasons, well as close to a change as you can get here in the Central Valley of California. It isn't so much of a change, as the heat lets up and the cold starts. I enjoy the colors and the feel of the chill in the morning. Maybe not the COLD of the morning, but the brisk chill is nice. Winter has a feel and a smell all its own in the valley. The strong scent of leaves as they lay upon the ground and the change from BBQ smells to fireplace smells.

I do miss summer, and the longer days. I miss sitting outside and looking at flowers in bright full bloom. The winter flowers just don't shine with the green of summer. So as a last look at summer, before winter really sets in in, here is a last look at some unpublished pictures from this summer.


Though they are small, they are colorful. The sad part is they just weren't too sweet!


These will do so much better this coming year! I expect a LOT of pictures of them in 2008!


These did a lot better this year. I hope to plant more and get a full set of color from them!