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! :)

Sheana Was Here! :)

 Sheana was here to see the swallows line up on the power lines! :)

 It's a late-summer ritual we enjoy here every year! :)

 She was here at the right time of year to go for a bike ride with her dad! :)

 They enjoyed the one-on-one time together ...

 As they took a drive to see Mt. Saint Helens! :)

 Sheana's always game to go and do activities with us! :)

 She even went with me to a vendor who sells yard whimsy items! :)

 Since I'm in need of some whimsy in the yard, I bought a few pieces! :)

 Then, after deciding I didn't buy enough, ...

 She was game to drive back with me the next day, ...

 Park far out in the field with other fair goers, ...

 And do more walking so I wouldn't have to go alone! :)

 I love all of my new whimsy characters, but one I'm especially fond of ...

 Is this scholar who shares my love of good books! :)

 This one has class, but it's difficult to see it well in these photos of it! :)

 I bought a variety of birds for the front of the house, ...

 And a couple of cats for the cat shed! :)

 One is sitting in a magical umbrella, while the other is just sitting! :)

 Sheana helped me carry all my packages back to the car, ... both times! :) XO

 She saw many dear friends while she was here, whom we enjoyed as well! :)

 She was here at the right time to enjoy our hot summer weather! :)

 The glow it gives is like the glow we feel around our Sheana! :)

 She shines and warms our hearts! :)

Time past all too soon and before I was ready, we were saying good-bye at the airport! But I feel the after-glow because ... Sheana was here! :) Love You Sweets! :) XO