Indian Summer + Gardening
It's 21 C out there right now. This type of weather at this time of the year is not unheard of but it is uncommon. It's about 8 degrees warmer than average. The warmest autumn equinox I remember saw 25 C. That was about 15 years ago. The water temperature in a lake I lived close to at the time was 15 C on that day. I don't remember the exact date but that was the latest date I've swum in natural waters except for that one November I visited the Canary Islands as a kid. It is not quite as warm now but the weather is of the same type.
An Indian summer means a period of unseasonably warm weather in autumn in temperate climates. A direct translation of Indian summer (intiaanikesä) meaning the same exists in Finnish and is commonly used. Does your language have the exact same term? Does every central or northern European language have that term?
One of the roses in our backyard
This is one of our neighbour's flowers. I don't remember the species. Does anyone know?
In bright sunlight, you can get better results if you use a flash. That how you can eliminate drop shadows which any camera will struggle to expose correctly when exposure is set according to the highlights.
I didn't use the flash here.
Moss growing between the tiles can be a problem for you. Some people prefer it that way but I don't like overgrown moss between tiles in my yard.
This is a handy tool for getting rid of it. You use the hook to get the moss off from between the tiles and use the side to do it where you can't use the hook. It's easy to brush it off afterwards.
It looks totally like autumn already but the weather is nothing like typical autumn. I'd prefer the relative warmth to continue until the end of November. Then I'd like to -20 C until the end of March. :) What we're going to get in all likelihood is a mix of snow, slush, rain, and a bit of sunshine during the occasional cold snap. What I'm really hoping is persistent snow cover from early December to late March as is usual. In the recent decade or so, we've had too many winters with hardly any snow on the ground in the southern third of the country.
Very nice colours! The trees are golden.
Yes!