A Feeling Of Peace! :)

 It's been a memorable Summer with record high temps' and dry days! They led to many fires that gave the sky a rosy red hue.

 Rain was needed, but first there were a couple more goals that needed to be tended to! :)

 I wanted to get one more flower bed cleaned along the garage! Check! :)

 Things were So Dry that mowing kicked up layers of dust! :)

I felt concern that I may not be able to see the veggie garden cleared, 'tilled, and put to bed before the needed rain came! I spent a week clearing the garden bed that had become an overgrown jungle! :)

 The men in my life each gave some of their weekend time to help me! (One ran the weed eater, and  the other ran the 'tiller!) :) Clouds were forming and it was a race with time! ... We Made It!!!! ... Sylvester examined our work! :)

 Once the garden was put to bed, we were able to relax and welcome the much needed rain! :)

 There's still the raspberry row to clean, but the pressure is off! :)

 There are more dry days in the forecast that will allow for more garden work! :)

 The rainbow, (another double), gives the promise! :)

 The earth will not be flooded again! :)

 And just like that, the storm begins to clear! :)

 There go a large flock of geese announcing that Fall is now here! :)
The race with Mother Nature is over and there's a feeling of peace in the fresh, clean air! :)

One More Check On Our Do-List! :)

 I'm excited because we managed another home improvement goal! :)

 It was one that only took one day to accomplished, too! [The felines are helping!] :)

 We lined up a ground fabric with the end of our hedge and had a couple loads of gravel delivered! :)

 We ran out of fabric, but most of the area was covered that we were doing! :)

 Now that the gravel is poured the majority of our driveway has been widened! :)

 Now we can park 3 vehicles at the end of the drive! :)

 The width is now doubled and, after raking, there are no more dips and holes to turn into mud puddles during our rainy season! It's going to be so nice to have clean tires year round! :)

I Love One-day projects! One more check on our long do-list! :)

Sly September! :)

 When this flower blooms, Summer is nearing the end. ...

 I know this, but since other flowers are blooming, it's easy to forget! :)

 Especially when some of the flowers are such happy summer bloomers! :)

 The Cedar Waxwing are common in our yard this time of year, and tend to mate and call our yard home during the summer months! :)

 The hummers can still be seen amongst the flowering Trumpet Vines! (See the whir of wings by the yellow blooms?). ... But there's a change happening. These hummers are Not our Rufous Hummers, but Anna's. Our Rufous have migrated south, and if one isn't paying close attention, it's easy to miss!

 And what's That!? Is that red amongst the green leaves already? :)

 It sure IS! :)

 It's the vibrant Fall color that made me fall in love with this Virginia Creeper! :)

 But it's not the only plant beginning to show Fall color! :)

 The birch; ...

 Ornamental cherry; ...

 And other trees and bushes are showing leaf color, too! :)

 There's also plant fruit adding Fall color to the yard, like rose hips; ...

 The dangly ear rings of the snowdrop tree; ...

 And the fruit of the Honey suckle! :)

 The hummers still have some it's blooms available to them, too! :)

 Even though we continue to have unusually hot Summer temps', there is a change happening! Summer is getting ready to pass the baton to Fall! It's happening so quietly and slyly, that it's sneaking up on us! Fall is only three short weeks away!
 September has two faces! She's Summer one minute and Fall the next! Make no mistake about it! September Is Sly! :)