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Showing posts with label leaf color. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leaf color. Show all posts

Friday, October 12, 2012

A Beautiful Fall Morning...


Our weather has turned quite cold already, but the sun somehow always makes me feel a bit warmer on these blustery days.  The steady breeze made it look as though it was raining leaves.




Guy was enjoying some fresh air and sun while keeping an eye on our other cat Dot.








I love looking at the leaves and their various shapes and colors. I'm always amazed at how beautiful something that may seem so ordinary, is so beautiful. Guy enjoyed playing with them and even brought one in the house to keep as a souvenir.  It lasted about ten minutes before he had it shredded and scattered all over the floor.







Guy Noir

Guy Noir turned six months old this month.  He is a very nice looking boy and he has the most beautiful long tail.  He is very sweet and loves to play and get into all sorts of mischief.


Red Oak




The sugar maples turn this glorious yellow-gold color. I just had to get a few pictures looking up at the bright blue sky.  I don't believe there was a cloud anywhere in sight!






Our little lake is pretty quiet now.  The resident egrets and herons left several weeks ago and the ducks left last week after several nights of freezing temperatures. Now we will only see a few stragglers passing through headed on down to warmer states like Arkansas and Louisiana.

White Birch

Guy was quite amazed at the leaves that were raining down on him.  I have to remind myself that this is all new to him and the first time he has experienced autumn and a changing season. He spied our small crab apple tree and decided today was a good day to try climbing it.  He was very proud of himself and after climbing back down, climbed it again!
Happy Birthday little Guy Noir!






Thursday, November 10, 2011

Snow Flakes in the Air...




Looking out my window today, I saw snow flakes. They weren't exactly falling, they were floating mid-air. There were just a few of the little flakes and the wind was bouncing them around, tossing them like a ball back and forth to an invisible hand. They must have melted as soon has they finally made it to the ground, or maybe they just vanished on their descent. It is so dry here they may have just evaporated into thin air! Whatever, they are gone, but it was just another nudge by Mother Nature letting me know that winter indeed is on it's way. With that said, let's have one last look at a few plants in my garden before they disappear below the heavy snow which will be here any day now.



fothergilla shrub




hardy geraniums



















This variety turns red with colder temperatures.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Autumnal Beauty



We love the beauty that the changing seasons bring here in the northern United States. It has been a busy week for me but I couldn't pass up the Pinning and Singing link up when I found out the theme was Autumn/Fall. Here are just a few of my favorites from Pinterest. Yes, we are pinning and singing again. My song selection is by the wonderful Frank Sinatra. Hope you enjoy your time here today!





These are some colorful leaves on my Juneberry shrub. They are also sometimes called Serviceberries.













Gorgeous Velvet Pumpkins!






Frank Sinatra "When the Wind Was Green"
Frank covers every season in this one, but it is on his album September of My Years, so I thought it was a great fit. Love Frank! Update!!! Sorry this link is no longer available on YouTube.  Go to the link above to hear a sample on Amazon.





Apple Cupcakes! So Cute!








Peaches don't grow well here, we will leave that to you folks in Georgia. We do grow some mighty fine apples though! Below is a new apple called Sweetango, derived from the Honeycrisp apple.





The Honeycrisp apple was developed at the University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center and released in 1991.







Beauty!





Candy Corn Shortbread Cookies!





Wow! I have to stop somewhere! Have a great weekend!

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