Autumn is here

 

When the Golden Spider Lily, Lycoris aurea, flowers it signals the begin of Autumn in Myrtle Glen






And the clean-up time in the garden begins. Leaves, leaves, and more leaves. Most just turn brown but I do see golden colors here and there.





Fall is here, but the hibiscus shrubs didn't get the memo, they keep flowering, this one is 'Pride of Hankins', very dark pink, almost wine color




Hibiscus El capitolio 'Bloody Mary' and Hibiscus 'Hawaiian Salmon'



I find the lotus seed pods very attractive, they do keep for a long time before falling over. I remember when living in Germany I have seen the seed pods quite often being used in floral arrangements. Not sure if that is still a thing nowadays.





What a surprise, we are having a slight temperature dip these past days and I believe the beautiful sunsets are the result. Look at all the traffic, people are getting tired of staying at home.





Safest is to stay in one's own backyard, and to keep busy raking leaves ;-)




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18 comments:

  1. What a nice shots from autumn!
    I love it, with its beautiful colors and moods.

    That would also be a great contribution to my call Der-Natur-Thursday
    I would be very happy.
    best regards

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  2. Beautiful flowers and the sky pic is awesome.

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  3. The colors of your remaining blooms are exquisite. I love the sky shot you have. I hate raking leaves. Here in Oklahoma the wind blows all the time so I just let it blow the leaves to my neighbors yard. (Just kidding, kind of )

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  4. Beautiful blooms and a lovely sky. The lotus seedpods are so unusual!

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  5. Wow ! Great post! Thanks for linking up with Garden Affair.

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    1. thanks for stopping by :-) and thanks for hosting Garden Affair.

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  6. Fall weather in Florida is great.

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  7. I love those Lotus sweet pods too! And we are having such beautiful weather now. Enjoy your week!

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  8. lovely hibiscus mosaic :) Those are gorgeous flowers.
    I hope you got the leafs taken care of before they blew away again. :)

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  9. Love love the golden spider lily and I sure would try to use those lotus seed pods in an arrangement.

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    1. I wish the lilies would flower for a longer time than just a few days.

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  10. I have to say, we are so happy that we don't have to rake leaves any more! Although that also means no piles to jump in! Thanks for all of your photos this week - lovely! And thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!

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  11. Lovely spider lily and hibiscus. I do believe Autumn is finally here. In South Georgia you never know for sure.
    Welcome to the Mosaic Monday
    Dawn aka Spatulas On Parade

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    1. well, I have to take it back, Autumn just visited here for a few days, we are back in the 90s /rolleyes/

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  12. Gardens are gorgeous at any time of the year, even after the petals are gone. Love those spider lilies!


    Feel free to share at My Corner of the World

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  13. I've given up raking leaves! There are so many and the wind just keeps working against me! :) Your photos are lovely!

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    1. thanks for your visit and yes, I don't rake in the yard, just clean up the driveway ;-)

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