August is the border between summer and autumn ; it is the most beautiful month I know. Tove Jansson
Summer is rolling along . It's August and that's time for changes.
This year has been very, very dry. Plants are showing signs of stress. Much grass has stopped growing. Tree leaves are fading and becoming a paler green. They are just waiting for the last chlorophyll to be used up and then they will turn color. The height of the blooming season is over. Some late blooming plants now have their turn to show colors.
Since this is the second dry year in a row, we start to see some trees die back. Many of the tops are dead. Native trees are coping but non native trees are suffering.
On my walk last night I took a camera and picked up a few of the signs of August.
I also found this plant in the forest. It's an invasive but I don't know the name.
Invasive or not, that purple has appeal.
ReplyDeleteWe've been getting storms.
It stands out from all the green foliage.
DeleteIt does looks dry! Wish the east coast could share some of the rain we’ve had with you. More rain this weekend!
ReplyDeleteLeaves will fall prematurely without turning color.
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteIt has been dry here too, we are seeing some trees showing early sings of fall. The invasive flowers are pretty. Have a great weekend.
The blue certainly stands out from the green foliage.
DeletePlenty of places are experiencing unusual dryness, including us. We are way low on the precipitation scale. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteYour dry spell would be lots enough rain for us. Our average rainfall is 12 inches.
DeleteIt's been warm here, altho, when I think back July and August have always been warm so I don't know why I felt surprised! Looking forward to the cooler weather of Autumn, one of my favorite seasons!
ReplyDeleteThis year it's much hotter. We are setting temperature records.
DeleteThe trees know when autumn begins the way the Celtics did so long ago. The Celtic autumn begins in August halfway between solstice and equinox.
ReplyDeleteThe Celts time makes more sense than our calendar.
DeleteDelphinium ?
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Yep! Delphinium. Somebody must have given this plant some help as they are not terribly invasive.
DeleteI think the interloping flower is a delphinium, which is interesting -- I didn't even know it COULD be invasive!
ReplyDeleteI think this plant had help to get there. I won't worry about it unless it comes back next year.
DeleteWe are not complaining about dryness here in Yorkshire. July was the second wettest on record here in Sheffield. Records began here in 1882. August has begun in the same unsettled way. It's pretty miserable.
ReplyDeleteSend us some of your misery!
DeleteJuly was the wettest July ever since records were kept here. Today is nice and sunny. That is a pretty flower whatever it is.
ReplyDeleteFound out the plant is a delphinium.
DeleteIt has been bad. So sorry.
ReplyDeleteI think you've had some excess precipitation.
DeleteWhat is a delphinium doing there?
ReplyDeleteAugust is slump month. The flowers are tired, the trees are going dull, the grass wants to quit, and people just want to slump too.
We are way to dry here too, and fires are now a threat even in suburbia.
I think this delphinium had some good help to get there.
DeleteAlthough we have had rain on and off, we officially remain in drought. You can tell it by the trees. They're sort of stressed.
ReplyDeleteWhat we need is an all day rain that soaks in.
DeleteNice Delphinium! August has brought us some rain to help out the lawn and the stressed trees and brush:)
ReplyDeleteOnce begins to notice it getting darker earlier.
ReplyDeleteAugust and it's still very hot down here.
ReplyDeleteAfter our dry spring, we've had rain, rain, and more rain. Things are lush and green where they would usually be dry and similar to your photos.
ReplyDeletei enjoyed August glimpse
ReplyDeletean outsider plant looks pretty
hope some rain brings freshness in the environment