Well, sure, if you’re going by temperature……it’s summer here until after Christmas. It’s going to be 80 degrees today. I am wearing a wool blend, short sleeve dress with a pretty sweater bc our church is freezing. They say they keep it that cool for the servers…. I think it’s so we can wear fall and winter clothes when the calendar says so 😎

It's always funny to me when we visit people in warmer climes, and we bring summer clothes but they insist on wearing like, leather boots

We had our neighborhood halloween party last night. It was so lovely to have a bonfire and a full moon, and no jackets to mess up the costumes!

Cold and rainy here, high of 44 … BLISS after the hellish summer we had. :)

Low of 26 Tuesday!

Then it gets back in the 70s next weekend.

Texas weather is nuts.

Yes, we too had 3 nice days ... but it was cold the days before (I actually turned on the heat!) and the temps are plummeting today. Hope you get one more nice day in!

You can call it summer if it makes you feel good :) -- I won't argue as I continue to simmer my pot of soup and shop for an approaching jolly holiday!

The photo above was taken yesterday. Here's today with all the rain...

But what's weird is, since we haven't yet had a frost, my roses are still in bloom!

We had our community golf cart Halloween parade yesterday evening, followed by an outdoor dance with a DJ (all oldies, of course!) followed by the movie Beetlejuice on an outdoor screen when it got dark. By movie time I was freezing!

Local, we left Maine late last night. What a fabulous night to be outdoors in Maine.

KSWL, what fun.

Annie, I will post a pic soon.

Yesterday was glorious. I sat on my porch for what is probably the last time until next May. Went for a walk and shuffled through the leaves that have fallen so far. Did a little garden clean up without my nose running the whole time.

Today is a different story. Chilly and gray. Halloween is supposed to be cold.

I think we may in fact have more leaves --- and what, less than 30 min away?

Here in N. TX we have about 2 weeks between hotter then h*** and winter.

Yes, I opened up the tall schoolhouse door and the livingroom window to the breezes Friday and had lunch on the back porch. Yesterday it was a bit balmy still, but by the time Trick or Treat was over so was the nice weather. Cooled down quickly and today it's chilly and raining. I just turned the thermostat up to 70 because I couldn't get warm. I'll turn it back down in a bit.

Wow! Your trees are still looking great. I don't know what it was, but most of our maples never turned color this year, even into the woods. Instead they just sort of browned and shriveled and fell. I hope it isn't that awful spotted lantern fly! I've been looking but havent seen them yet, though they say the coastline and into NYC was infested this year.

Glorious day working at Longwood yesterday. Guests were in shorts and sundresses as the temperature climbed near 80 degrees. I clocked over seven miles during my shift. Even though it is fall (really!) Longwood is getting ready for spring. The other day the hort staff finished up planting 150,000 bulbs on Flower Garden Walk, a 600 foot long path. Here is what it looked like during the planting:

A floral paint-by-number. Each grid denotes different a tulip variety

And what it looks like when the bulbs are laid out. (This is on the other side of the above picture.) The bulbs are planted about 5" deep and then covered with soil. The last step is to add a plastic grid on top of the soil to keep out squirrels and other critters.)

A week ago we were setting record highs for that time of year and now we're setting record lows for this time of year. But it is clear and sunny and glorious walking weather both in the trails and along the beaches. I think I wore a fall jacket for one afternoon.

Having a freeze here overnight-then back in the 60's. Hubs not too happy about bringing some outdoor potted plants in-and then back out LOL due to I like to entertain outdoors when the weather is in high 60's low 70's-which we'll have after this darn freeze day! Covered most potted plants in burlap-but some potted plants are more weak to the upcoming frost than others and have to come inside our outdoor building with heat lamp.

Our trees finally have turned and looks like fall here-love it!

Our trees are showing beautiful fall colors but very few leaves have dropped. My limelights, roses and begonias are still in flower. Yesterday I brought in the last of the blooms from my favorite rose bush. I love how the cooler night temperatures brings on a pink blush and dots to the yellow petals.

Gorgeous, Maire! I must go out in the rain and forage for some.

I have been waiting all summer for my hydranges around our pool in Maine, and only gotten sporadic blooms. Now they are prolific. Great, the pool is closed up.

Summer and fall are both gone here! Snow and lows in the teens, but we’ve had a beautiful fall!

I looooove your view, Mojo. Bring to mind the yellow brick road!

From Friday here...

Thanks, mtn! It really was the yellow leaf road (for a few days when for a few days when it was covered with falling leaves. I’m sorry I didn’t get a pic.

WOW @jojoco! I'm a one woman show this year for my HOA. I volunteered to plant hundreds of daffodils and lily bulbs....a couple of rose bushes. THAT'S an amazing display of tulips @ Longwood! Here's "one" of my bulb plantings. I put in groups of 4, for the red County asiatics....marked with little red flags. This was taken a week ago. Yesterday DH helped me plant 100 white Snowdon lily bulbs.

jojoco - you'll have to post a spring picture of this garden path for us.

Temps in RI reached 81° at 3pm yesterday.

Definitely called for taking the convertible out for an afternoon drive followed by a delicious dinner and maybe I did order the pineapple upside down cake to share 😉

Not my photo but this was it -rum sauce 😋

Were not near peak color in the Milwaukee area...but it was 82 degrees last Friday, perfect weather for putting the yard to bed.

We had a glorious day also!
Family and friends over, pumpkin picking, hayride, apps, smoked ribs and sides, homemade pies. All outside!
Chiminea going into the evening.
What a wonderful way to end October.

Loving all the pictures, leaves, flowers, plantings, convertible drives and happy gatherings! ❤️

We are past peak and today’s rain will take most of the leaves.

Here is one of the last rose blooms — “Harlow Carr’ — a very fragrant Austin. (photo taken 10-19-23

Mnt, I think the trees in your background might be oaks — leaves persist longer that maples.

I love all these photos.

jojo, got a photo or name for the green plastic mesh? How deep do they place it and don’t the squirrels chew threw it?

It is going to 85* today. Wednesday morning is to be 29*.

What an unusual rose - it almost looks like a dahlia.

I do miss the beautiful fall colors back at our lake house in PA. There is one tree at a house below us with some nice color. Mostly we just see palm trees.

We've had mostly beautiful fall here in Chicago. Photos below taken last week on a midday walk. No jacket required. But this weekend, it has cooled down, and snow is forecast for the trick-or-treaters.

Feathers, I just raked leaves for an hour and a half and filled 3 plastic bins plus a paper leaf bag. Our ash tree in the front is mostly down, the box elder is turning, but the maples have barely turned color.

Feathers, that is stunning, how lucky you are to have a place like that to take a break and walk!

It has been just lovely here. I especially like the warm weather combined with the fallen leaves. Even Sam the dog is enjoying walking through the leaves on our walks or here at home. I leave our leaves, so no raking and love the look and the fact that it enriches our soil (heavy clay) and the leaves become blankets for our insects. Win/win.

Tomorrow is supposed to be colder. Have I put away my pots, removed the screens, swept the patios,? Ummm, nope. I just enjoyed the days. Grasshopper here.

We are all mixed up here in the Blue Ridge - normal cool fall nights a few weeks ago followed by unseasonably warm weather now, extended drought, but beautiful fall color, coffee on the porch in the mornings, dinners at night. Tues night it's going down to 20 something but we leave for CO Wed morning so I'm getting the garden ready today.

Full moon and fall color

Pink Muhly grass, azaleas, guara and orange kniphofia all blooming now - crazy.

Can always count on Amsonia for gorgeous fall color but the blooming snowball viburnum beyond is out of sync....

...as are the coneflowers

And this little painted lady better pack her bags and head to wherever she snowbirds!

Our weather is similar to DLM's. We've been in the 80s the past few days but not humid and cool nights. We have the freeze coming in on Tuesday night also. This is pretty common for our area. There are many Thanksgiving weekends that the Mr. and I will spend at the lake, even out on the boat.

I took this today from a parking lot looking out towards farm area. The 3 trees in the front are all yellow leaves, but you can see how many leaves are already off the trees. High winds yesterday took out more leaves and we have rain coming in tomorrow, so probably more will fall. The colors have been beautiful but some of our reds (mainly the dogwoods) are not as vibrant. I'm attributing that to low rainfall. We have been pretty dry.

So no, our summer does not end at Labor Day. : )

Back to the upper 70’s/low 80’s this week. Santa Ana gusting winds this morning, but for the first time in years, I don’t have to worry about wildfire danger to my house. :-)

We’ve been near Bar Harbor, ME, all weekend. It was summery yesterday— we rode ebikes through Acadia, it was glorious. Today we explored some other areas.

DD and BF got a little too much sun.

mtn, you said it seems strange to you that you are in summer clothes in a warm climate (say, florida) and they are in leather boots.

the reason why is answered in your opening post/thread. the women down here like to get seasonal with their outfits. just a chance to go shopping and buy anything not summery. the women newscasters and weather people openly talk longingly for boots and sweaters. i see uggs here....in the 70's. lol

i wish i never moved here. the heat is relentless. the state is pretty, i enjoy the wildlife. that's it. the politics are ugly. real ugly.

Petal, I don't know the brand and it hasn't gone down yet, but you can ask Longwood at the following email address:

questions@longwoodgardens.org.

They will respond fairly promptly.

What gorgeous photos of the Fall leaves. Ladies, lovely flowers!

Fall leaves is on my short list of things I miss, but headed to visit soon. DD2 has not mentioned (complained) about fallen leaves yet, so hopefully I'll see color on my drive.

Goldenrods and pink grasses are blooming here. My Lantana is still calling in the butterflies and hummingbirds.

Not exactly sure what this is, but it is everywhere.

Tibuouchina Urvilleana is loaded again, and by the pool so much enjoyed.

Photo is not enhanced.

On our lot the Azure Blue Sage, Goldenrod and a yellow daisy-like flower (iPhone doesn't ID for me!) have been blooming and much enjoyed.

I have Ruellia simplex (Mexican Petunias) in two containers. Blooms from Spring to whenever it gets too cold, LOL, as in another month.

Two neighbors have this shrub, Yellow Bells, in their yards. Not sure where I could put one - they get HUGE. Photo taken two days ago.

A predicted freeze mid-week is no longer, so we can enjoy flowers longer.

I was thinking of you in Acadia, Sue. I bet you never guessed you'd get such weather when you planned your trip.

So many great photos everyone!

I hope we'll get another warm spell soon. We had beautiful spring/summery weather up until mid-October then snow and temps between 20-40. I'm hoping we'll climb back out of this chill to some milder weather for a bit. September and early October weather is some of my absolute favorite.

Thanks, jojo.

Gorgeous photos and landscapes everyone. Tina, your photo above — you could make your own calendar!

Maureen — my sympathies. Unforgiving heat and humidity and ugly-butt hate politics would be enough to get me packing. But, you did say the wildlife was incredible. Sometimes humans can be dissapointing — but wildlife rarely so.

Just to share a different view of fall, last week my husband and I spent some time in the Southern Utah desert. I don't think my photos did justice to the fall colors, but here they are. Much of the landscape stays green year round, but some has some beautiful fall colors and the bright light shining through yellow leaves is incredible.

We’ve had a glorious fall! It’s been low 80’s and beautiful the last 3 days (little cooler prior to that.) But alas, a front coming through, and apparently down to freezing tomorrow night. I went out and snipped all of the remaining hydrangea blooms.

Sigh. I am a summer girl. I do appreciate the golden light in the Fall, and the beautiful leaves…but I get so sad when the trees are bare.

Here’s my last bouquet of the year (looks incongruous with the Halloween stuff…but idc!) Hydrangeas trump all else! 🤣

How beautiful, Pricky! I’d say your photos do the landscape proud.