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This morning, Aaron and Sean finished their tree work. Our friend, of AP Maintenance, demonstrated that he has entered into the spirit of photography when he suggested I might make an action image of him felling a branch. I took two pictures which I cannot yet produce here. The reason for this inability is that six of the exposures I made today have been uploaded in CR2 format, which is not one of those accepted by WordPress. This is a mystery, because they were taken with the same camera in the same session as all the rest I here publish.
I had imagined that I would simply focus on clematises,
but there were so many other blooms, like roses pink Compassion, white Winchester Cathedral, golden Crown Princess Margareta, and another pink unidentified one.
Views like these across the Phantom Path and of the Dragon Bed still contain blooms. High up, left off centre in the first can be seen the Compassion rose; petunias and geraniums are included in both images.
Other flowers, such as white solanums, red snapdragons, yellow and red nasturtiums, pink geraniums, purple fuchsias, and pink phlox, are surprisingly long-lived occupants.
Some of the earlier dahlias have bloomed for months.
It really seems a never ending summer.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s delicious pork paprika and wild rice, with which she drank Hoegaarden and I drank Reserve des Tuguets madiran 2012.
Remarkable for late October. Clematis blooming away…. They are lovely, Derrick.
Many thanks, Cynthia
Beautiful flowers and I love the roses. The golden crown princess has an amazing light illuminating it. Gorgeous!
Many thanks, Geetha
Welcome Derrick 🙂
So very beautiful, a garden of a post.
Thanks very much, Brenda
I do wish the summer would stick around for us, but I greatly fear that come December the New Forest area will be a lot less flowery. Also, just to be difficult, it will probably deny to provide the snow the grandkids are dying to see on the visit.
That dahlia really is vivid — a dahling!
A dahling dahlia – very nice. : )
Thank you both
🙂 Many thanks, Leslie
Autumn is proving to be a blessing for the garden!
Oh, for us too, in South Jersey USA. I was outside yesterday taking photos. Everyone is happier now that summer has gone.
Here in south Fla. we are finally getting a cool front!!!
It certainly is, GP. Thanks a lot
How blessed we are that you’re enjoying an endless summer. Stunning photos, Derrick!
Many thanks, Jill
……….. while we have a never quite getting underway spring – has the earth stopped rotating around the sun?
Amazing. Thanks, Pauline
The anomaly with the photographs is very strange. Good luck with solving it!
🙂 Thanks, John
Such brilliant blooms Derrick.
Thanks very much, Miriam
Beautiful photos, as always, Derrick.
Thanks very much, Jodie
Such beautiful flowers, Derrick. It does look like summer where you are.
We had summer temperatures earlier in the week, but now it’s much cooler.
Many thanks, Merril
I just love your garden, it’s so inviting, so wonderful normal, not one of the weedless, perfection greens that many have. It’s unique and colorful, I still want to rent a chair for a week or so. 🙂
Many thanks, Bridget. You’d be welcome
Cameras are such strange things at times – mine sometimes changes an image from landscape to portrait – presumably something in the software tell it to over rule the puny human. It’s the thin edge of the wedge, I tell you…
I get that reorientation, too, sometimes. Thanks, Quercus
“Reorientation”? Sounds like something out of 1984. 🙁
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Our long Indian summer has finally turned to fall. It came clattering in with diagonal rain smacking down the brilliant maple leaves. 48 hours ago I was wearing a light jacket. Tonight walking the dog I was in my winter coat.
I love the photo of the rose with the buds hovering around it like a planet and 4 moons. Lovely.
Thanks very much, Susanne. No doubt our turn will come. I’m pleased you liked that picture – the buds were why I took it.
Without doubt, your pages are the most delightful elegant that I have had the pleasure of finding and following on any WordPress or like CMS.
Praise, indeed, Brian. Very many thanks
Excellent flower shots.
(here in Melbourne, we seem to have the never-ending winter).
Thanks a lot Vicki. Hope your weather improves soon
I always like to see what you share with us, this post had stunning flowers, Derrick!
Our yellow roses in front of our apt. building are still blooming and not drooping yet. The mums are expected but I spotted morning glories and clematis still fresh and flowering.
It is amazing. Thanks, my friend, Robin
I would love to walk through this amazing garden, so very beautiful
Many thanks, Lynn
lovely
The roses have had a stonking year. Almost all of them are still in bloom here too or have new buds sprouting. Amazing.
It is. Thank you, Jessica
Its amazing how the blooms continue! Lovely captures Derrick.
Many thanks, Val
What a gorgeous display of flowers! Summer is definitely over here in Norway as there is not a single rose left in my garden:)
Thank you, Inger
Beautiful!
Thank you, Leslie
Stunning blooms indeed!! May they stay longer… 🙂
Many thanks, Maniparna
Such a bounty of beauty 🙂 What is your camera, Derrick? The images are always so finely tuned,so sharp and clear! Or is it only talents…?
Thanks very much, Cynthia. Mostly, I have used a Canon SX700 HS, but recently also an EOS 5D Mark II from the same stable. I get the best macro and wide focus shots with the little one and use a 70/300 telephoto for the rest. And, yes, it is pure talent 🙂
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How fortunate to have a never ending summer of blooms!
Thanks, Laurie
Thank for sharing your never ending garden Summer with us. Here in Sweden it’s dark and cold now. No Summer left at all. It’s so nice to se some Summer then 🙂
Many thanks, Anna