A taste of autumn

Okay, I reluctantly admit that autumn is here. There are too many signs to ignore.

Here's a taste of early autumn in my garden.

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Most of the large trees in my yard aren't overly impressive with autumn leaf displays. The Silver Maple sometimes gets a touch of red on the leaves near the ends of branches before the rest of the tree turns yellow.

The lady's thumb (or some similar species) grows in drifts every year. I've stopped trying to eradicate it:

I just don't understand why the deer don't eat rose hips. They eat everything on this plant, but not the most beautiful and nutritious parts:

See, I told you most of the leaves in my yard were nothing special:

Acorns in truck bed, compliments of my neighbor's tree. No complaints -- I love acorns!

The mulch of deciduous leaves really make the still-green bamboo leaves stand out:

This is why I have so many garlic chives everywhere: I can never bring myself to deadhead:

Miscanthus "flowers" before they get too fluffy. I think I like them fluffy better:

Another Silver Maple leaf about to fall:

Are there any pretty signs of autumn in your garden yet?

(Wait, did I say summer was gone? Back over 80ºF (27ºC) today. Nice!)

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