Sizzling Last Days of Summer

What do you mean, Summer is almost over?  It's only just beginning in Toronto!  August turned to September, and the hot and humid weather has kept Toronto sizzling for nearly three weeks.  Finally, what we longed for through the frozen months of December, January and February arrived with a Tropical blast of heat.  I feel like a wet kleenex, but the balcony flowers are thriving in the sunshine!

Autumn officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on September 23rd.  The Fall foliage will just have to find room alongside the sweet Summer blossoms!

Photographs Copyright of:  Ruth Adams, Widow's Endorphins Photographic Images Incorporated.

Pink and Grey

The benches in the park next door are sunbleached and weathered.  Worn by years of strong sun, heavy rain and icy snow, the grey wood grain has the look of driftwood, or old barn doors.  They're a beautiful backdrop to the muted pinks of Hydrangea blossoms.  Hipster Hydrangea!

Not to be outdone, this lovely Lespedeza Thunbergii - also known as Thunberg's Bush Clover, is at home growing next to the weathered park bench.  The vibrant pink-purple blossoms cascade in a fountain of colour in late Summer and Fall. Native to China and Japan, the blooms look like a cross between Wisteria and Sweet Peas.  They are a member of the legume family of plants, and love the sun.   

For urban photographers, the grey wood of the local park bench is as close to driftwood and barns as we get.  I love that the beauty of nature is steps from the busy streets of Canada's largest city! A perfect spot for dark roast coffee and a business meeting with myself!

Photographs Copyright of:  Ruth Adams, Widow's Endorphins Photographic Images Incorporated.