Autumn has arrived here in the little valley on Rustic Road 4.  Despite, or maybe due to, the drought, the color on the trees is soft and muted although when the sun lights up behind them, they burst into vibrancy!

I've cut back all the phlox in the little garden next to the shed and have plans for a gourd walk (the beginning of which you can see) - a walk under trellises which will take one to the chicken coop.  Fun!