Autumn! Well, autumn clematis anyway

My garden labors last week kept me occupied on the north side of my yard and in the vegetable garden area, so I never set foot on the south side. When I finally ventured there over the weekend, there was a nice surprise waiting for me.

  The autumn clematis was in full bloom!

The last time I had looked at the plant several days before, it was full of buds, but I got distracted by other things in the garden and forgot to check back.

These lovely white blossoms certainly brightened my day and made me believe that, yes, autumn is actually possible!