Still in bloom

It was dark last night when we got home so today (the temperature was 70!) I had a walk around the yard to see to what was still hanging in there.  The deer ate some of my plants..just the sedum that was on one side of the house.  On the other side, this one was blooming!   The only thing still blooming were some marigolds.   The oak tree and hickory tree were still full of leaves, the oak is looking very pretty against the Carolina blue sky.

But there are still many other leaves to be swept and raked.  The ground is mushy with moisture..it had rained 5 days in a row before we got home.  It is so green here still compared to the winter brown of Colorado.