Season’s End, originally uploaded by MarkEJohnson.

Everything is closed up, leaves are falling, color dissipating.

Of course, it’s the day before Thanksgiving and it was 75 out. Just. Not. Right.

Hanging On, originally uploaded by MarkEJohnson.

For reasons that escape me, one of the large bushes in the backyard has been in full bloom for the last three or four weeks. I do wish those flowers would give up as I need to trim it back, which I can’t do until all the flowers fall off … because they are covered in bees.