October First

This should be an official holiday. The first of October always feels like a milestone to me. The heat is done for the year and the mornings and evenings are cooler, crispy even. I would compare this to how people in the far north feel about the end of winter when the snow finally melts. That is how fall feels to me. The heat backs off and things don't look so burnt around the edges. The roses come on again strong before the freeze next month.

This is the climbing Polka Rose.

This made me think of doing  this...................