Reaching for the Sky

It is the strangest autumn. Roses are budding, there are new sunflowers coming out daily, our nasturtiums are still going strong and the hollyhocks, as you can see, are reaching for the sky. And today all that happened in sunshine, as least for part of the afternoon. It looks deceptive as it was also very windy and far from warm. But still it could have been a breezy summer's day here in the Scottish Borders.