Cooler Days

The Pond and Peonies
This photo is from cooler days only 8 weeks or so ago, when the peonies were in brief bloom. Though the blooms are long since gone now, the dense foliage remains beautiful throughout the summer, and provides a favorite hiding place for frogs, toads, and lizards when the racoons, snakes, and the occasional owl drop by.

The peonies were a gift a few years back from Joyce's Mom, who still smiles down on them to this day!