Beauty in Small Things

 We have not yet had a frost this year.  Which means we've still got some really special colour in the gardens.

This passion flower, for example -- it is currently in glorious bloom.






The raspberries are ripe, being picked daily.















Some of the gladiolas are still in blossom.















Sunflowers come into their own at this time of year. They are being harvested by our birds and chipmunks, but are still beautiful, along with some late hollyhocks.


The bees are sluggish when it is cool in the mornings -- you can pet them gently while they sit on the flowers. Or let them sit in your hand until they warm up enough to fly.  And no, they don't want to sting you.