It's the 15th of November and winter has just arrived in my zone 6a garden.
We've had amazing weather in the Southern Tier of New York. First we had a stretch of beautiful blue skies and warmer than normal temperatures. Then BOOM winter came on Friday. We only got about 1/2 inch of snow where I live but I know someone who got over eight inches of snow. It melted by the afternoon.
But right now the sun is shining!
It's also Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, brought to us by Carol of May Dreams Gardens. On the 15th of each month, gardeners display what is blooming inside or outside their homes. Sadly, this will be the next to last Garden Bloggers Bloom Day as Carol is retiring the meme at the end of this year. So, I invite you to take this opportunity to visit Carol's blog and see what else is blooming in gardens across the world.
In my garden I actually still have some flowers because it hasn't been below freezing. But it's the end and these plants seem to know they have reached the end of the line.
My son gave me this fuchsia hanging basket for Mother's Day and it has survived without me taking it inside. True, it looks terrible but it is still hanging on.
Two pictures for #ShadowshotSunday, brought to us by Lisa at This and That: A Blog. If you have a shadowy picture to share, why not click through to Lisa's blog and join us?
Here's another sunpatien for Shadowshot Sunday.
Finally, from October 8, Japanese anemones, to remind us of the changing seasons. These flowers lasted until about November 3, which I think is a record for my back yard.
As my garden slips into its winter nap, let's dream of the spring to come next year. With that, I offer one last picture. There are flower buds on my white Lenten Rose. Hard to see, but I took this quick picture.
Anything blooming for you?
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