inspired

Based on my last rambling post, I felt inspired to take - and now post - a few pics of my fall flowers.  I love the way the sunlight looks in the fall - dappled and not as blinding - and I tried to capture that light and the gorgeous colors here.

There is something neat about the perspective in this picture.  I'm not sure what it is.  These cosmos overtook one of my gardens this summer/fall - they are small (maybe only slightly bigger than a half dollar) but because of this angle, it looks like a field of them.  (Well....there is a field of them but it isn't as big as this picture might portray.)

I love pansies.  I love that these come back every year, change colors slightly each year, and then change colors across the seasons (spring --> fall).  The color right now is gorgeous.

Our pumpkins and gourds are growing really slowly this season - I think it's the heat combined with our pesky woodchuck.  The gourd flowers are so dainty - there's something contradictory about that.