We've had some rainy, windy weather as of late, and most of the foliage has vanished. Only the berries remain (which the birds will soon devour)!
This is what remains of a "burning bush". 
The bright green leaves and vivid pink roses have melted into crimson.
The ocean's blue appears to deepen with the drop in temperature. The eiders have returned to Cape Cod, and they fly together, skimming the ocean like a gray carpet. But they are FAST! I hope to drive to a beach someday with camera in hand and take their photo.
Not being a native to Cape Cod, I am called a "washashore". I suppose all my European grandparents were once "washashores" as well. I'm fond of Mary Engelbreit's phrase, "Bloom where you are planted." If I find myself moving once again, I'll pick up my roots and bloom somewhere else. =)
