T Stands for Signs of Early Fall

 Hi everyone. Happy new week to you. Today it's time for T again over at  Bleubeard's and Elizabeth's blog. This is a longer post today, but mostly photos.

         Last week I finished up my summer lake job (was that only last week?), had a day out with friends and had some  time to do a few things that have been on my list.

Like going apple picking. The Macs and Cortland (2 of my favorites) were ready for picking.

I bought some artificial fall blooms to put on my fireplace mantel. They were moved there after I finished arranging them and taking this photo. 

I made some pickle relish with some of the cucumbers from my garden.

And I also made chocolate zucchini bread with some garden zucchini.

The bread came out delicious, but even more precious is the fact that my mom sent me this recipe years ago. It was good to see her handwritten note on the paper. ❤

We have some early signs of autumn right now, including some cooler temperatures (which are not supposed to  last).

Here's a left over sunflower head and also the last of my wild blackberries finally ripening.

It's mushroom season.

And seed head season too, along with wild asters being in bloom.

My roses are having a second bloom and look beautiful.

Some of my dahlias are blooming now too.

The remains of summer flowers are looking interesting, although past their peak.

My garden is in no-man's land time right now. It's a bit too early to pull things and transplant, and  it's late enough most of the blooms have gone past. In my wild-flower bee garden there is still goldenrod blooming and some tall phlox too.

After all this activity, I need a cup of warm tea and a photo for T day. Here's some green tea in  my NH mug.

       Just an FYI that if you join tomorrow I won't be able to visit your blog until evening because I'm off on a sculpture walk early tomorrow morning (I need to leave at 7:15 AM) and then I have to vote in our state offices primary.  Have a great T day and week ahead.