End of Summer

It is hard to admit it but summer is over for us.

 We are enjoying the last of the garden harvests.

This colorful Stellar's Jay was eating some of the final cherries on the trees.

 It is a treat to see and hear these beautiful birds. Of course, they drive Purry crazy when they are outside the windows.

 We have also been treated to the sound of these chatty young squirrels.

 There were 5 of them on the wire but by the time Greg got the camera only 3 remained for the photo op.

 It is probably not a good idea for them to be out in the open because magpies will occasionally eat them.

It wasn't an awesome garden year for us but Greg was able to grow one awesome cherry tomato plant in a container.

 The apple trees are loaded with fruit again this year. Unfortunately, they are not that big due to the short and mild summer.

 Some of the cherry tomatoes are still trying to grow and ripen. I don't think they will have time to mature since our nights are already down in the mid 40s. Next week the nightly temps will dip into the upper 30s.

 These smiling flowers come in such unique colors. They were our most successful garden item and we didn't even plant them.

 I just let them take over part of the veggie bed because the onions had given up!

 Here is a testament to the rainy summer. Mushrooms pop up seemingly overnight sometimes.

 This is cherry tomato that we planted in the garden bed. Looks like it may produce a few more tomatoes before the cold sets in.

 Our birch trees' leaves have begun to change into the fall colors. We will try to get out and enjoy these few weeks of fall before winter arrives.