not quite a mushroom....

After seeing my daughter, Lauren's beautiful pics of mushrooms in the forest in Sweden, (www.thehornstullstrand.blogspot.com) I thought I would post my pic of fungus growing in mulch in the garden!  Looks like it could be 'Sparassis herbstii'--actually edible, but I am not brave enough to try

Fall fruit

Elderberries ripe for the picking; usually a flock of cedar waxwings will strip the shrub in a few hours in the fall

Dahlias in my garden

dahlia 'Mary Eveline'

Dahlia 'Mick's Peppermint'

Dahlia 'Brandon James'

Dahlia 'Who Dun It'

great combo--'Mick's Peppermint' with 'Mary Eveline'

dahlia 'Blueberry Cheesecake'

Dahlia 'Windmill'

Dahlia 'Fuzzy Wuzzy'

Dahlia 'Seattle'

Dahlia 'Painted Madam'

also dahlia "Blueberry Cheesecake'

Dahlia 'Blueberry Cheesecake'

Dahlia 'Edge of Joy'

different forms of Dahlia 'Fuzzy Wuzzy'

Dahlia 'Purple Gem'

Prince Edward County

blueberry patch under bird netting

one of the many wineries in the County

Lake on the Mountain

The Glenora Ferry viewed from Lake on the Mountain

......something about an overcast, drizzly day that makes for magical photos

Wolfe Island

wooden house tucked away on the east side of the island

Wolfe Island township hall

turbines in a hay field

New jam to try for Labour Day breakfast

A new batch of peach, blackberry & wild blueberry jam with morning coffee

end of summer.....

Zinnia 'Peppermint Stick' started from seed

basil and Cosmos

Lawn bowlers in Cobourg at dusk

a couple of quick bouquets--dahlias & large zinnias & a mason jar filled with 'Lilliput' Zinnias & annual scabiosa

apple crates stacked near Knight's Appleden, Colborne the first week of August

Baling hay in Bloomfield