Wordless Wednesday in White

Doublefile Viburnum, not bad for being 50 years old.

The Scene of the Crime with Photos

The last thing I expect to see when I look out of my back window is what appears to be a massacre.  What does this look like to you?

I was baffled until I remembered a post at Garden in a City regarding a certain four-legged creature and some berries.  Sure enough, here was the critter:

And here is the Cranberry viburnum:

The snow is all melted, so the crime scene evidence has been definitely tampered with by Mother Nature.  Guess she takes care of her own.

Fall Color before the Snow Flies

They are predicting snow flurries.  Yuck.  Everything is just starting to turn to Fall colors.  Here are a few:

Crabapples just waiting for the birds to devour them:

Viburnum:

 

Hydrangea blooms:

Japanese Maple:

Katsura Tree:

Enjoy your fall while it lasts.

As Summer Fades to Fall

I have already begun my fall garden clean-up, but I can't resist taking pictures of what is happening in the garden.  Except for the monstrous bees and wasps and whatever, it is quite beautiful out there.  If I could bottle up today's weather and sell it, I'd be a billionaire.

The seeds on these small coneflowers attract lots of small birds.  And several fall blooming sedums are putting on a colorful show:

 

 

 

Hosta 'Royal Standard' is in full bloom:

As is the very fragrant Hosta 'Fragrant' (duh):

This Maiden grass, which needs to be moved come next Spring, is blooming now,

right next to this sweet autumn clematis.

And speaking of autumn, red leaves and berries are showing up in the yard.  Here is a viburnum already changing color:

And the berries on a high-bush cranberry:

Think I'll go out and enjoy this fine weather while it lasts.