Here are some random photos from the past week or so:
I think these are Nerine bowdenii growing on King Street near the I-5 overpass. Very strange place for these rare-ish bulbs to be blooming. 
I have a few gesneriads growing in my window at work. including the Deinostigma tamiana in the rear, the miniature African violet, and the Sinningia seedling with a large bud in the foreground. 
I’m anxious to see what this flower looks like when it unfolds–it is from a seedling I started early in the year. 
The bud looked white when for a few days, then colored up to a deep reddish pink. 
Autumn leaves are extremely colorful this year–here are some of my favorites from my walk home from the bus. 
Close-up of maple leaves. 
This Japanese maple in a neighbor’s yard has unusually colored autumn foliage. 
This is one of the big maple street trees starting to show color.
This Scheflerra tree was donated to my workplace by a for-profit corporation. It came in much bigger than this and bushier, but with a hideous case of scale. I pruned every leave off and scrubbed the branches. It is just now leafing out and starting to look pretty good. I haven’t seen any scale yet, but I know it will be back!