C.O.L.D.

Thanksgiving Snow

Looks like the weatherman was right for once! We got a little snow for Thanksgiving.

First Bird of Winter

I saw my first Junco this morning. That means winter isn't far behind.


This Goldfinch has changed into his winter feathers, except for his head!


My hydrangeas are putting on their fall colors.


The trees are beautiful but it won't be long until all the leaves are on the ground.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Fall in the Park

Day is Done...

We can't really see too many sunsets from the back deck because of all the trees but tonight I just caught a glimpse of this one and thought I would share. Nothing like sunset at the beach but a sunset is a sunset...

Touch of Fall...

Oh, here it comes!! Fall starts out slowly and then BAM!! Only the early trees are changing right now but soon, very soon, there will be a riot of color!!

Fuzzy & Fluffy Things

It seems dandelions can bloom in the Fall as well as the Spring.




Clouds, from the bottom up!!

Cool Bug

I see so many interesting things just from my back deck. I was on my way to fill up a bird feeder and saw this guy just hanging out. It was hard to get a close up of him and I wasn't sure which end was which. I think the round end is his back side and the two long sticks are his mouth? My best guess is it's a Walking Stick though I haven't researched it. He was cool though!

Good Bye Little Hummingbirds

Like it or not, summer is over and these busy little birds are probably on their way south to Mexico by now. I haven't seen one in about a week and the only thing at the feeder these days are the Racoons! They flew in and out all day long this summer and I've never seen quite so many as I did this year. I will miss them and will await their return next year!

It's Officially Fall but...

Yes, the calendar says it's Fall, officially, yet even here in Michigan there are still a few signs that summer lingers. The Morning Glories are in all their glory right now with the vines going every which way. The window box flowers are still going strong and the Zinnias are still blooming. It won't be long now though until the first frost zaps them all and turns everything brown. Summer is almost really over.

Phases of the Moon

The other night I stepped out on the back deck, it wasn't even dark yet. The southern sky had a tinge of pink to it and the moon was such that you could just see half of it, a perfect half. As I focused on it to bring it closer the sky was blacked out in the pictures but the moon was still a perfect half. Amazing!

Mr. Moonlight

Summer Flowers

Queen Anne's Lace in the Backyard (notice the black fly?)



Hydrangea


Day Lily


Sunflowers in Traverse City


Black Eyed Susans (also in Traverse City)


Clematis on the porch



More Clematis



Petunia


Petunias in the window box


Bird of Paradise (taken in San Diego in February, not exactly summer but beautiful anyway, call it an "early summer")