Hanging Tough

The flowerpots are now enduring frost on a nightly bases, but all eight out front are still hanging tough. Here are the five that have been gathered to the very front where passersby can still enjoy them. 

When we drove through Tims for coffee, I couldn't help but roll down my window to photograph this lone tree, standing tough, proud and still beautiful. That is Wool Grading Station in the background; I am reminded that I promised that I would to take you there some day.

We took our coffee to Riverside Park and sipped it while walking along the path. I doffed my gloves and laid my cane down quite a few times for pics, including these two of yon hedge framed by park trees. The hedge is hanging tough and looking good.

I waited for the boys on their school lunch break to clear the photo, but I think I prefer them in there. Whatcha think?

By the by, we will curse the hedge come winter, for as nice as it looks now, from this vantage point, it will obstruct the view of the river from our preferred winter coffee spot near the boat launch. I am not sure why they didn't trim it this year although it does look rather good at the moment.

Back toward the other end of the park, we could see the stand of birches across the river. They are fighting to hang onto their leaves, some trees toughing it out better than others. I am sure that I have taken this shot in almost every autumn, and the birches look good in winter too. That assumes that I can access the park as winter proceeds, for they do not plow the pathway for some reason.

I hope the flora hangs tough for just a little longer.