For a faded rose
Will I be the one that you save
I love when it showers
But no one puts flowers
On a flower's grave
-"Flower's Grave" Alice, Tom Waits

This weekend we had to clear off all the stuff on our decks and patios because the HOA is having all the wood painted. As it turned out, this was good because Fall has arrived, and it's time to batten down the hatches. But it was sad to uproot these Mums, which bloom so beautifully in bad weather.