The garden's quiet beauty

The cottonwood tree is sending a shower of leaves over the deck and the yard. The first sign of fall in the air. Cooler nights have slowed growth and now is a nice time to view the quiet beauty of the last flowers to show before winter comes. An aster appeared. I thought it was gone this year but now I notice the beautiful deep purple and I feel a little thrill that it has remained in the garden. Impatients are outdoing themselves in the cooler weather. Roses are blooming again. Those Japanese beatles have not defeated them this summer. The crikets and cikadas sing and it is peaceful.