October is lingering into November. The temperature today was above 70, and the trees that still have leaves are gorgeous colors. Most of our garden is done for the year, but there are some signs of life.

Hollyhocks: one blooming, one budding

Native black-eyed susan

A couple yellow coneflower blooms

My best guess for this one is false aster. It’s been a cloud of white for weeks and shows no sign of stopping.

Ornamental kale – the only thing left in the pots of annuals

Reblooming rudbeckia – not as pretty as it was earlier this season, but spunky

One lonely dandelion

Lots and lots of calendula

The calendula is getting a head start on next year, too.