Sunday, October 2, 2016

TToT(18): It's Fall!

one:  It's Fall!!  I am certainly loving the weather that comes with it. 
  
two:  I finally am enjoying my gardens.  Other than watering them in the summer's heat, I didn't spend too much time in them this year.
three:  The new dahlias that we purchased and planted are doing well, at least two of them are.  We picked out three new ones, but the tubers of one just rotted in the ground.  The other two, however, are doing great as you can see below.
  
four:  The pot on the patio turned out great, if I must say so myself.  And, even better, it was cheap.  The only thing bought was the curly grass.  The ivy was started from a clipping of a house plant that I have.  The zinnia profusion was started from seed which I "obtained" last year by deadheading a plant at a local historical home.   
five:  I had another work trip this week.  All went well, and it was quick - leave Monday morning and home on Wednesday evening.  And, we had an evening of site-seeing.  More on that later in the month.
six:  We had new backyard visitors.  Although we know turkeys are in the area, in the twelve years that we have lived here, we have never seen them in the yard.  I still haven't, but Himself did and got a few shots of them.  Thanksgiving anyone??? 
seven:  Did I mention that the weather has been great?  We've been enjoying the hammock a lot these last few weekends.
eight:  The Hairy Beast has been a good dog, except when he isn't.  But most of the time good, so we'll count that as a plus. 
nine:  Said Hairy Beast requires lots of walks, which is probably a very good thing.  I get out to our local parks and I get exercise. 
ten:  The little, local airport has a "wings and wheels" event a couple weeks ago.  People park their planes and old cars on the tarmac for viewing.  A number of planes that aren't normally in the area come for the event.  As they come and go, they usually fly over our house, a nice view from the hammock. 

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16 comments:

  1. What breed is the hairy beast? He looks labradoodleish!

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    1. Yep, Jack is a Labradoodle. He's bigger than most, around 113 pounds.

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  2. What breed is the hairy beast? He looks labradoodleish!

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  4. Love how your porch pot flourished this year.

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    1. Thanks! I didn't get a picture posted, but we planted Million Bells in one of the front gardens. That plant is turning out to be one of our favorites.

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  5. Your plants and yard are so beautiful; the turkeys probably thought they were visiting a nature reserve!

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    1. Thanks! Sometimes we feel like we live in a nature preserve - turkeys, fox, deer, and all sorts of birds. It's definitely a blessing!

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  6. Your plants are lovely. Wild turkeys often visit our yard and those around us. Great photos

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    1. Thanks! I was glad to know that they come visiting.

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  7. The wings and wheels event sounds AWESOME! So glad things are going well in your garden - the dahlias are beautiful.

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    1. Thanks! We didn't make it up to the airport, but instead watched to see what was flying overhead. Loved it!

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  8. That hammock seen looks perfect! Glad you are enjoying your cooler weather :)

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    1. It was! I don't know how people live in climates where it is hot all the time. This summer was more than enough for me!

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  9. Your flowers are so pretty! And whoa, them's some big turkeys! I was helping with a golf tournament this summer and saw several turkeys, and they were HUGE. I swear one of them was as big as a pony.

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  10. The hammock time looks delightful!

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