Hello Hibiscus

This is Blue Bird, in flower at last.  It's very late this year, and I fear will not last long as the nights chill down. And it got rather bashed by the rain this morning.

It seems miraculous to me that a plant I associate with the tropics will actually survive up here, let alone flower. It's tougher than it looks, I suppose.

We've had a day at home, no outings or visitors. I have been bashing on with the quilting, and TM is building yet another log store. Looks like we are preparing for a cold winter, doesn't it?