Wednesday without Wind.....

 The knock out rose is putting out it last blooms.  I need to cut back the three bushes to get them ready for winter and encourge growth in the spring. 

My Uncle Leo had a special iris that he liked to grow.  He is long gone now but I was able to take a rhizome from his plants.  He and My Aunt Doris' graves are overgrown with the iris.  I was glad to see the one rhizome is sprouting new leaves. It is a different variety and I am not sure how it normally grows. Because of the drought it all died back a month ago. But when I pressed on the rhizomes they are still hardy and firm. It is red and yellow and is special that I can keep it growing.

The view in the backyard shows the neighbors' trees. I like how there is a variety of trees. The weeping willow is a beautiful tree. We never see the willow unless we are standing out in the yard as the next door neighbor's house blocks the view. 

Of the three clematis plants that I bought this spring, this one was the most happy to grow in the flower box. The first one in the first flower box thrived but the drought made it die back late summer.  The middle box had a clematis that I felt needed to be rescued so I planted it out in the garden soil. I will be hoping to see they all survive the winter and they will be ready to grow with their roots established after a year. 

 

 I could seem to get the seeds out of these spent sunflowers but I left them out for the birds. It was a surprise to see all the seed hulls on the ground next to them. I leave them there for a few more weeks so they can get all of the seeds still there. 

It is too wet for me to mow up leaves today. We had a wet, foggy morning causing dew to hang around for quite a while. I have a dental appointment tomorrow to finish up my project on an expensive tooth.  The temporary cap fell off again and I just didn't go back to have it put back on again. It is an early appointment so maybe I can mow tomorrow afterwards.  

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To Vote Day......

 The rains have come and we are glad to get moisture in the ground. The phlox that hung on for so long has a tiny amount of bloom and it has kept me from cutting down..  The cold winds should shut it down eventually. 

I didn't get my rain gauges out this summer as it was never raining. So my buckets and different containers tell me how much water we were getting. This bucket is the measure from the past four or five days. 

The burning bush did struggle all summer. As you can see the peak of red is there but the leaves are few in number. 

My new iris that I got from the neighbor are really happy with the rains.  I was also glad to see the grass seed has started. It seems to not mind the cold when it is unhindered on fresh soil. 

I worked inside for most of the day. It was gray and cold outside and it seemed that I could wait for warmer weather. The last of the hostas are dying back. Some locations of the property have hosta totally collapsed.  I will need to mow leaves yet but the leaves are still falling. The wind has changed directions as the leaves that lined the north side of the driveway are now all collected on the south side of the driveway. I hope more of them blow away before I have to rake.

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Monday's Mention.....

 Its a pumpkin gifted to us a few weeks ago. The friend put on all the ribbons to decorate it as a wrapped gift. Yes, it is an unusual color for a pumpkin but believe me it is a pumpkin. I think it would be fun to try and grow the seeds next year. 

My display seems to be getting over done. I kept adding vases to it from past flowers that my wife received when sick. It think it is a cluttered grouping now. I added the vase with the last stem of iris buds on the stem. The next thing that does go on the chest of drawers is a Christmas tree. 

I spent time this morning, downstairs in our lower floor, downsizing things on display. Looking at the bookcase, it may seem over crowded, but I changed things.  I took down my display of my pottery on various boxes.  I weeded out books that we should never have kept and moved to the new house. I stored the books in a storage bin and made room for my pottery. I have helped clean things up and don't have things lining the entire room along the wall anymore.  I have too many collections and I have decided that I just can't display them all anymore. I have to hit the other end of the room tomorrow. 

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Some Things on Sunday.....

 It is a cold sky shot from yesterday morning. We are too cloudy this morning to have much light at all. The trees all become familiar with me as I keep taking these shots. The old silver maple haslost all of its leaves while others are almost done clearing their leaves. 

 

My indoor bouquets that I brought in from the cold are all now dead. The spent flowers have a sculptural appearance.

 

I still have two stalks of iris that keep blooming out in the sunroom.  It was good that I brought them in as the freezing temps have hit a couple of times.

 

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We have been getting rains the past few days.  It is too late for the sedum as they did take the lack of moisture destroy their appearance. 

I was up too early in the morning so I changed my clocks in the living room and kitchen at that time. It was changed to 4:43 at that time.  This shot was taken on another early morning day. 

Have a good day.

A Photo Dump....

 

 

 

 

 No theme today other than photos that I haven't shared yet from all the pictures that I have taken. We warmed up a little today. I had to go get my temporary cap on my tooth re-glued today. It came off while I was brushing my teeth.  I will get the expensive gold one the next Thursday. I was glad they squeezed me in as it was their fault that it came out.  It was never put in correctly by the tech person as the dentist replaced it in the correct position today.  We didn't do the trick or treat thing last night.  It didn't look like there were that many kids out last night. 

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Thursday's Report....

 

The hardy geraniums are liking the warmth inside the house. One of the reasons I bring them in as I like red. Another reason is the sculptural forms of the flower make interesting photographs. 

It was very cold outside as I took my recycle bin to the curb this morning. I saw the one orange leaf and I thought I should just collect some of them. 

The locust tree leaves are a different design than most trees. All the little parts are seen here blown up against the driveway curb. I have these yellow leaves on my deck as the wind has blown them up and over the house causing them to collect on the deck.  I am sure the neighbors are wondering what they are all about as our strong wind the last few days are sending everybody's leaves up and down the street. 

We have strong winds again today. Its fifty degrees F. and it is cold. The leaves are being loosened from the trees and the leaves are flying everywhere. I brought in my last stem of iris blooms as it seems like it will hurt delecate plants. I will have to start mulching leaves soon.

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Middle of the Week's Stuff....

 I am sharing a different shot from yesterday's morning shot. The novelty of this shot is the view of the moon up beside the clouds in the opening. I would probably have never known it was up there but accidentally I picked it up in the photo.

We had strong winds yesterday. The wind always brings in strange items into the yard including cardboard boxes or a child's worksheet from school The mixture of the leaves are diverse from all of the neighbor's trees. Sometimes I get bark from the tree across the way as it sheds bark in the fall. 

 

 

Inside the reblooming iris is blooming. The two hear are stunning. I have two stalks in this glass vase and one more stalk is developing outside right now. The rain that we are getting will help it but the flash of cold may be hard on it. I may have to go rescue it too.

This stalk has five buds on it so I should have a lot of blooms for quite some time. 

TIhe redbud tree is natually dropping its leaves but the wind yesterday helped clear things more. Now the ten or twlve hours of rain is going to help it to lose more. It has been too long since we have had rain. We are not use to hearing the sound of thunder or rain on our roof. It is suppose to be slow and steady which makes it a great rain. We need to fill up our lakes and rivers again and the soil needs to be better befor we freeze.  Daylight savings ends soon and that is good. I am preparing in my mind for the things are yet to come. 

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