Cheery bokeh - Salvia sp.?

It's a beautiful, sunny morning with a temperature of 7°C, getting up to 11°C this afternoon. Sure beats the two or three rainy days we had in the last few days, though we did need the rain. Got my car back yesterday afternoon, after a routine oil change, but they were unable to find anything wrong that would have caused the orange Engine Warning light to come on several times and the car to give several jerks while waiting at traffic lights - no codes were showing up. So, if/when the warning light comes on again, I need to get the car to the car place and they can get the codes. Have to take it in again soon, anyway, as a new control box needs to be installed.

On 25 August, 10 of us arrived at a friend's house, ready to go north of Calgary to near Sundre, for a few hours of botanizing, This was the second visit to Judy Osborne's for a few of us, me included. The previous trip was on 30 June 2015. By now, of course, a lot of the wildflowers were finished, but I found enough other things to photograph, including a distant, beautiful Red-tailed Hawk, a Wood Frog, a Yellowjacket (wasp), and a mushroom or two, plus a few of the plants (including the one in this photo) in our friends' garden at the beginning and end of the day. Their garden was one beautiful sea of yellow. No scenery shots during the day, as the visibility was so bad, due to the smoke coming from serious, widespread forest fires in the northwest United States (Washington State).

Thanks so much, Judy, for having us out on your beautiful property again. It was a most enjoyable day, despite the dreadful, smoke-filled air. We look forward to being out there again next year! Many thanks, too, to Barry, who drove a few of us out there and back to Calgary. A long, long drive and it was much appreciated!