We have enjoyed a lot of sunshine this year even though the summer is slowly sliding towards the autumn. The flowers are fading, the leaves are changing their colour and falling softly to the ground. But who says the show is over? The best is yet to come. Before the autumn paints the land with its magnificent colours, we can still enjoy the last few flowers that are going down in a blaze of glory. Like these marigolds, a symbol of joy, the "herb of sun". Their bright reds, oranges and yellows light up our garden for the last time this year before the summer is truly over. In the meantime we can enjoy warm afternoons when the sun heats up just enough to make us feel that the winter is still far away.