More surprises....

What's this??

Something purpley bloomin' in mid-November?

A closer look....

Ahhh.... Lovely....

Somehow some (wild? weedy? did I plant these?) asters found their way into my garden, once again proving that I shouldn't give up on it. A nice little autumn surprise in the near 80-degree Indian Summer weather we've been having! [I just ask that you ignore the actual weeds in the first picture, which accusingly convict me of my longstanding neglect.]

Oh - and they smell nice, too.