Boise Daily Photo Garden Shot: October 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011

Normally, I would save as many tomatoes as possible before the first big freeze...but I was out of town when it happened this year.

The hard freeze drained the color from the butterfly bush blooms.

The garden has become droopy, discolored and yes, interesting. I'll be posting a series of "frozen" shots over the next week or so.

I think this is a house finch. Still looking for Oregon juncos. They're usually here for their winter stay by now.

The lobelia perked back up with the cooler weather.

These are the fruits on a Virginia creeper.

Tomato plants have already been touched by light frost.

This one was sneaky to survive the weeding this year. Hops are aggressive vines.

This one also caught my eye as appearing more intense in our cooler weather. (please ignore those nasty aphids)

I don't know if it's a fact that rose colors are more intense in the fall, but they seem that way to me.

It sure took its time in blooming this year, but I'm happy to see it.

I was scoping out the back yard, looking for Oregon juncos...none have arrived yet, but there are plenty of house sparrows.

Noticed a flurry of activity at one of the hummingbird feeders...but no hummingbirds. Lots of busy finches and sparrows in the rain today.

Wet flowers today. Suddenly, it feels like autumn in Boise.

A garden spider bundling up the catch. I think it caught a wasp.

Serrano chile peppers. Supposedly hotter than jalapenos. I can't verify that personally...yet. I'll be adding these to salsa soon.