Fall Flowers....

 This is a mum , that has bloomed full. It photographed pinker that it really is. It is more burgundy.

 Here is one of the orange mums, next to the daisy plant and sedum. The daisy is still producing some flowers. I really like this orange color for autumn. I have two mums that are this color.

 The mum in the back looks like a daisy, I really need to thin it out some , it's huge about 4ft across.

The morning glory is still climbing and blooming.  I am not sure if it will growing back next year. I really don't know much about them. I have not been into my flowers this year, as much as I would like to be. I need to get outside and prune many of them. Hope you are a better gardener than I am ,lately. xo

Bench Make Over...

We have this park bench, it sat under the pines for a few years. I just used it for decoration. I asked Ted to get it out of the ivy, so I could repaint it. When he pulled it up, the slats just broke into pieces. So Ted made new slats from some walnut wood, he had in storage. Then he spray  painted the metal pieces with a glossy white paint. I have it on  the porch ...it's too sweet to just sit under the pines now. We will put the little bench in the flower garden ....the one that the bees keep eating ...there must be a sap or something tasty for the bees. I will post a photo of it later. Today is suppose to be another glorious one....hope you can enjoy yours. xo

Autumn Is So Near...

 This is my decorations for autumn....I am just getting started. I did put my fall door wreath out. This is the dining table's decor. Last year I had tiny white pumpkins, that were real. This year they are fake.:):)

 You might be able to see the hummingbird sitting on the perch. We are only suppose to feed them till October, so they can get on with their migration. I will miss watching them. We only have 9 days till fall.

 I took some pictures of the neighbor's apple trees. They are very sour and very organic. If you eat one watch for worms. I brought four home with me. Ted can have them, as I am not into sour apples. LOL

Hope all of you are enjoying your weekend. It is lots cooler here this morning. I hate when the temperatures are in the high 80's to the 90's......but I am going to miss summertime. xo

Soybeans, Rain, & A Moth...

 This is the bean field down the road...it is turning. Seems the corn and the beans have started turning fast.

 This is a look at the less than quarter inch of rain we got in our area yesterday morning.It's 7 am.

 Please help me...someone out there did a post on a Sphinx  moth , not very long ago. I had never heard of or seen one of these  in my whole life. I took the mail to the mailbox, saw a pretty yellow butterfly. Watched it, then something caught me eye around the petunias near the porch. I thought it was a hummingbird.

I watched it go from flower to flower and I ran in to tell Ted to come look . He was totally amazed. I told him I would never have known what that was , if not for one of my blog pals. If you look at the grayish brown blur near the edge of the mulch , in the top photo, you'll see the moth. Here it is getting on the flowers. They do not land, they hover, so getting a nice picture is hard to do. Who ever posted about a Sphinx Moth, will you respond  please. I have gone  back to some of  your sites hoping to remember where I saw this moth for the first time. Thank you for educating me. :):)

A Bit Of This...

 And a bit of that... This old truck is parked at the front of our local supermarket. It is a Marsh store..I think years ago, this truck was used in home delivering groceries. It's restored to perfection. Love it.

Our neighbor's lost a big oak tree last spring. They asked Ted if he would like it for fire wood. Ted could not get the chainsaws out fast enough. :):) The neighbors had a tree trimmer cut it and a smaller tree into huge chunks, then Ted took over.

 The neighbor and Ted cleaned up all the debris and burned the trash of the tree. Then Ted hauled and stacked enough wood to use this coming winter.

This is a photo of our back yard. Look at all the crunchy dried up leaves. Plus the grass is crunchy also.  Today we got a tiny rain. I am worried for all those getting too much rain.  We sure could use a soaking but no one wants flooding. Blessings today. xo

Remembering...

 These are the reflecting pools on the spots where the twin towers stood. Please have a moment  in  your hearts today for those that lost their life here.

 The freedom tower has been built in a place very near the twin pools.

 These are the faces of those lost in Pa.  Some so brave they saved many others. Remember them also.

                                         This is the field  in Pennsylvania....let us also remember the Pentagon.

More At Horton's....

 These photos show that there is so much to see at the Horton's Market. I love the touches of aqua, in the top picture. I just now noticed the black wire cloche in the second picture. I have made myself some chicken wire cloches, that I use on the porch..hmmm, may have to bring those inside for the mantle.

Hootie-who...here's another little owl. I wanted to get the pillows in this picture. So many you could not sit on the little love seat. I really want to redo all my pillows now. You know how we are, once we see things, we want things. I used to make pillow covers that could be taken off and washed. I may go back to that old way. It works.

This is a happy booth. :):) Don't you think? I loved it. I suppose these jack-o-lanterns could be painted any color you would want. Perfect for people who like to color coordinate.
  Hope you are enjoying this week, so far. Today is suppose to reach 95 here. Now that's hot for September. Stay cool and safe. xo