Music Mountain Gothic

Here we are--the two of us--standing tall in front our our still unpainted gothic fence.  Today we should be celebrating Doris and Keith's wedding that was to take place on the hill behind our house.  Doris should be celebrating her wedding day and her birthday today here in Vermont.  The Flood of Eleven changed many lives in many ways.  For now, our lives are pretty much the same and for that, we count our blessings.  

Monday 19 September 2011

 

 Rich came in to the kitchen  while I was cooking supper and said,  "Come out  on the porch and look at the sky.'' 

Buds, Blooms and Rose Hips

Some flowers give up early on  summer  but not Rosa Rugosa.  Rosa continues to produce buds and blooms even while a bountiful crop of rose hips have formed on her lower branches. What a woman!

Stilll Life Summer's End

 

Remember last April when Geranium yearned to be outside?  Now it's September.  Petunia hugs the kitchen window and begs to come inside.  

Synchronicity

The spiders have been working for weeks to decorate each spruce and balsam in our Christmas Tree Plantation.  This morning they caught the morning mist and Rich had a nice surprise when he took an early  morning walk up there.  

Tick Tock Hollyhock

September is a time to remember 

When the hollyhock was not so high

Just last July

Now that the flowers have reached the top,

they are saying to summer

It's time to stop.

Music Mountain Mushrooms

Recent rains  provided a moist environment for all kinds of mushrooms. 

I have always wanted to see a fairy ring of fungi.  Voila!  Wish granted. 

"Supersize Me," said Mother Nature

It is almost as if Mother Nature said  "SUPER SIZE ME" in 2011.  The hydrangea in my yard produced so many big blossoms that some of its branches broke.  Behind it, the old  apple tree is burdened with fruit.  And then on August ,  it started to rain and we called her  "IRENE"