Autumn Leaves are

falling long with those gosh awful acorns!  These things are sprouting like crazy.  I hear some say they make the best mulch, not for me though.      I buy mine and will put some Preen down and then mulch over it.    Note: I corrected the spelling of the product from Preem to Preen

The leaves turning on the trees are just so pretty.

The Mums I purchased from Trader Joe's last year have grown better than weeds and I am rooting some in pots for next year.  I will just leave the little pots near the tree.  They will have rooted before any bad weather comes.

I leave the lavender plant alone and let it go.  It still blooms well.   Some branches I will clip to make room for my potted mums I purchased this year to go into the ground. 

God's fingerprints are on all His amazing creation if we'll just look for them.

Flowers are no exception......   

-guideposts-

I will plant more dragon flowers next year.   The bees are still working here on this one.

The rooted forsythias I have in pots taken from a well-established one must think it's spring.

A drive to Fredericksburg Va.  before Halloween.  Lynn and I enjoyed lunch at Sammy T's. Lynn had pumpkin curry soup, I had brunswick stew and split a large marble rye with chicken salad that was so delicious with nuts and cranberries.

No picture was taken of our lunch, we dug right in. 

I took this picture at a storefront because I would like to have something similar in lighting at front door at my house.

clever piece of artwork 

Lynn peeking in the window

Another day trip we walked along the store fronts in Gordonsville Va with my sisters a week or so ago. Pots overflowing with pretty plantings. The Nasturtiums were huge!

Over top of one shop are these characters from Halloween

Liking the lanterns in either side of shop entrance here also

I love window shopping.  I save money this way.

These pictures taken on November 2nd.   The leaves are still on the trees and colorful in the distance

leaving  Fort A.P. Hill

On the way home it's like this all the way.   I think this fall is the prettiest in years.  The trees are holding their leaves and so colorful.  

At home, it's homemade potato soup for dinner.  I sprinkled curry and pepper in mine

til next time

Beautiful November

Not rushing the days.  Taking them slowly.  The leaves are just so beautiful this season. 

Thanksgiving next week.  Much to be thankful for.  

My grand daughter Genevieve made this pretty arrangements with some leaves she found in the yard along with a pretty flower picked from some that are still blooming .  The giant fig leaf is her favorite as so are figs that come from the tree. 

Coming to my drive at the boxwoods on the left.  This beautiful golden sight.

Sunday evening.

Days of fall

I took the following pictures last week.

Leaves on the tall oaks are turning - finally

I think that blowing them into the woods is a better idea

looking through the boxwoods on front steps

Last of the vivid orange zinnias.  I will plant many more of them next year.   They seem to do the best here as far as growth and color.

Tea rose with a few buds to open

 

 

Nasturtiums love the cooler weather

And I love them in a salad

Til next time - Happy Sunday everyone

Acorns anyone?  

Flowers end

Sounds somewhat like a movie title for my post title.  

 The following shots are what is left of the seasons flowers.
Seems as though the colors are more vibrant now than they were in Summer.  The sun is not out as much to make them fade.

A picture of my wreath on my front door

You can see somewhat of a sunset reflecting in the glass

Nasturtiums on my side fence just started getting pretty about a month ago, much healthier now than in the spring and summer.
I pull off a bloom every time I walk by to eat,  tastes like cress salad to me.   Will miss the blooms in  salad.

The color is just as you see it.  Very vibrant.

Very few blooms left of the zinnias.   Below are a few that have been growing in pots

This one has a pretty autumn color to it,  orange and yellow hues.

The ones here are not as large as the ones growing in the pot.  I do think that epsom salt I watered them with in the pots made them grow healthier and prettier.

The color of these are my favorite. 

I have to have my coleus

One lone Dahlia left

My painted log slice like a baby jack o lantern on the steps to den

 

til next time - bye