A Lovely August Day

I've been working along on Cottage Garden Samplings "September's Morning Glory".  The blue flowers are composed of six different colors of floss, the purple of four different colors.  Now I need to stitch seven leaves and some assorted vines, and this WIP will be complete.

Everyone agrees, even though it is to be in the 90s today, it is a lovely August summer day.  Let's take a walk and look around.

The tree canopy now sports a hint of yellow.

The Douglas Fir are draped in cones. 

In one week's time these have gone from green to a semi-ripe brown and green. 

I am always looking at the tree tops - they are perfect bird perches.

Oh, have care, there's a bunny on the edge of the driveway!

He's just about the same color as the ripe grasses.

Late August wears taupe.

The Big Leaf Maples are stressed from lack of water.  They are beginning to shed their leaves.  Going straight from green to brown with no pretty yellow in between.

The Cottonwoods have a yellow cast to the leaves.

The Bracken fern are a mix of green, yellow, and brown.

The Dogwoods now sport a bright red leaf or two - a sign of things to come.

Look at that blue blue sky!

The Vine Maple also have the beginnings of a red cast to the leaves.  

More taupe.

The seed head of Cow's Parsnip.

Nothing beats the color of False Solomon's Seal berries. 

Rose hips - just starting to turn color.

These should be lovely in a couple of week's time.

In late August even the Teasle is taupe!

I hope you enjoyed today's walk. It's time to find a spot of shade and something cold to drink!