I love the long days of summer, the evening light is perfect for some great photography.
The perfect Pee Gee Hydrangea blooms that I have waited all summer for are at their best in August. I can stay out till at least 9PM and still have good light for photographs.
Fall enters and the cooler temperatures change everything.
My Hydrangea is still beautiful, I appreciate the different hue it takes on in its Fall dress. I can still take photos in the evening..but I am back home by 8PM.
Then it gets colder and darker.
We get some frost..I can still see some beauty in the Hydrangea blooms..a frosty beauty. Staying out till 7PM is still possible if the sun is shining.
Then it happens Daylight Saving Time drops us into the dark depths of winter..now I must go out in the afternoon to photograph anything..and if it is cloudy by 4PM I am done.
It snows and covers up my blooms. Soon the snow will accumulate and cover the entire plant..it will be just a few twigs sticking in the air. It will be entrapped in the deep freeze for months.
As the Hydrangea progresses so does my overall mood. I get a tad crankier. My good moods are few and far between. I think they are stuck in the snow bank just like the Hydrangea.
Forget winter.. how many days till spring? 
