It is Autumn Flower Time

Autumn snowflakes and autumn crocuses are two flowers that bloom in the Autumn but the names sound like they belong in another season.  Flowers with really strange names include: Monkey Face Orchid Bat plant Moth Orchid Corpse Flower Naked Man Orchid Hooker's Lips You can see the pictures and more strange plants here. I did some colour interpretations on a sunflower picture.  In August, when I took the picture, the leaves were a dazzling yellow green.  If I interpret it for Autumn now, the second picture shows the darkening of the leaves and the third picture would be a late Autumn version where blue-green is predominant.

Sunflower August on the Niagara Stone Road

Wake Up on the Bright Side  I stopped at the Jams and Jellies stall on the Niagara Stone Road this week.  The stand has been there since I can remember.  I stopped this time to take pictures of the row of sunflowers.  I was rewarded with quince, rose hip and 'almond fruit' jam.  So many unusual varieties.  You can find out about John Wiens - the "jam man" here.  He's in his 80's now, and still cooking jam.