Autumn, the year's last loveliest smile

Autumn, the year's last loveliest smile. ~ William Cullen Bryant

It is November and here, in the Northeast of the U.S., the brisk breezes are blowing, the rain is coming down and the leaves are falling, falling....

So we must content ourselves with the sweet leftovers - the berries, the cabbages, the mums and some lovely remaining leaves.

The ones on the Japanese Maples are brilliantly stunning this year:

The berries on the winterberry - Ilex verticillata - are in their glory. All ready to be made into a Thansgiving wreath.

from kidsgardening.com

The planters are filled with mums,pansies and more.

 The crabapples are studded with their finest jewelry:

 And even the puddles don't look so bad at this time of year.