lydia1959.....didn't know we had bears when I took this pic. :0) Thought I was keeping the deer out of my roses. We put up higher fencing on the deck railing edges. Now they are too lazy to bother with us. :0) Below my home is a camp ground. We think the people there have started feeding the cubs and that's why we suddenly have bears...

jeaninwa.....there is some crack pot going around starting forest fires....20 of them so far. ...2500 acres of forest were lost in this one....animals running all over town, across the highway.....people panicking(car accidents everywhere during the evacuation)....senseless confusion. :0( Hwy 24 is still closed, people are stranded and can't get home, Woodland park has run out of gas. The entire police force has neighborhoods closed off to keep "the arsonist" from gaining acesss to the mountains/woods, while they fight THIS fire..... bengardening.....I appreciate ALL the firefighters that worked to put all those fires out. 9 are sitill burning here in Colorado, but are mostly under control. Thank goodness your DH is such a good person and is willing to help out.....he's very special!!!

Veta was a lot quicker than I with her camera (and used better settings), but I can't resist adding this one of Annie:

I love having a flower theme to hang on a little longer before accepting that it is really fall and I really do have to rake up all those leaves!!! Thanks for the beautiful pictures.