Fall was sneaky this year. It arrived with very little fan fair. No early frost in September and muted colors mixed with temperatures in the 80's. October came in quietly and let September leave behind its warm weather.
The pumpkins and fall arrangement on the porch seemed out of place through the month of September. Only now, with the cool mornings are they finding their comfort spot. Petunias and geraniums still fill pots with bright colors and give the mistaken idea it is still summer.
Soon I will wake up one morning and find that frost has done its dirty work. Pots will have to be emptied and put away, leaves raked. The resting period will have begun, allowing the perennials to sleep so they can once again give their summer gifts.
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