Twin Oaks in September
Another spectacular sunset looking off my front porch in mid-September. September was mild with normal rainfall. The last glimpse of summer gave way to the first hint of autumn. We had a few crisp fall-like days but there was still plenty of warmth and humidity for most of the month. This is the month when we start trimming things back. What remained of the Black-eyed Susans and the tall Queen of the Meadow were cut. But several things either continued to bloom or put forth for the first time. I did not have to mow as much since the cooler evenings took with wind out of the various grasses. The bird action began to diminish. On some days you could hear more crows than anything else and the bird calls in my woods lessened in frequency. There was still plenty of butterfly action. Looking out the window in my study at the back garden in early September. The Crape Myrtle in the center is in peak bloom. More Crape Myrtle in full bloom. These are three planted together in our fr