Red hydrangea

It's that time of year when the hydrangea start to turn into the colors of their autumn wardrobe. Mine turn a pretty shade of pinkish red, a pale cranberry if you will, a harbinger that cooler weather is a merely a few weeks away.
I'm reminded of that great final lyric by Marilyn and Allen Bergman to Michel Legrand's haunting music to "The Summer Knows"...

"And if you've learned your lesson well
There's little more for her to tell
One last caress...it's time to dress for fall..."