Post Hurricane, Pre-Fall

The hurricane this week created quite a mess in town with hundreds of trees and branches down and streets blocked. My garden survived with not much mess to pick up.  Some oak leaves, a few bent and almost broken branches of butterfly bush and perennial sunflower were the only casualties I found to clean up.

But as I worked, I felt a strange coolness in the breeze of a sunny day in the 80s. The feel of fall could be arriving now that it is mid-August? I looked around to see some color still prevailing above the green and (now I noticed) brownish leaves of the plants.

The very last day lily...

The insects were busy. As I mentioned, it was in the 80s, temperature-wise. The sun above was in a deep blue sky dotted with white, puffy clouds. A perfect summer day.

How quickly the peak passes!