With a low temperature of 36 degrees fahrenheit this morning, September 18, skim ice sat on the water in one of the bird baths. Just an inkling that summer is about to take a bow and exit, allowing autumn to enter the stage. But wildflowers still abound, making this transition period all the more sweet. Here are a few "late summer tidbits".
This old-timer, whether a lumberjack or prospector, has his own sunflower patch at Olguin's just west of Taos on highway 64.
lumberjack at Olguin's
sunflower in black and white
sunflower black and white
Everywhere you turn this year, the purple asters appear at your feet, or on an adobe wall.
asters on adobe
aster with shadows
And the variability of the weather provides a clue that nature is in flux, but nonetheless still offering photographic subjects. Almost a double rainbow...
late summer rainbow
until next Monday,
DB
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