November usually brings colorful trees with gold and rust, burgundy and rich browns. This year it is a little sparse, as two storms with high winds have brought down a lot of leaves before they could turn. I did get a photo of this one, in the process of changing to a lovely orangy gold. …
Tag: turkeys
September Wildlife
Wildlife at our place has been prolific lately, with what seems to be autumn migrations in full swing. I was very surprised one rainy morning to open the curtains and find 14 female turkeys in the front yard. A large flock like this had two males with them last year, but this group was all …
April in the Garden
Finally, we have some warmer days! It seems like winter just keeps hanging on, but Friday was warm and sunny, and Saturday was perfect for a drive. It is supposed to rain all day today, so I am glad I got some pictures of the garden. Flowers are starting to show their colors a bit …
March in the Garden
It is still looking more like spring than winter here, and amazingly the flowers are coming into bloom. I am so afraid that our Blackberry Winter will nip all these flowers. Blackberry Winter is what we locals call a cold snap, and often a freeze, right when the blackberry bushes begin blooming - usually early …
Late November Garden
Cold outside means the garden moves inside. After leaving my violets out on the veranda all summer, they finally decided to bloom again! I had forgotten the color of the lovely purple and white variegated blooms. I am thrilled, finally I think I have figured out what they really need to bloom. The other one …
Decorating in November
This is such a fun month to decorate, I get to see all my turkeys again. This year, the kitchen counter is graced with a lovely bouquet of flowers that DH brought me recently, just because. The pretty apricot color flowers went nicely with a large turkey and a small pie pumpkin. I like this …
From My Carolina Home 