Saturday, October 30, 2010

The Glories of the Audubon Birdhouse

All of the groups of morning glories seem to be thriving in the cooler autumn weather, They keep throwing out hundreds of buds, their leaves are clean and green and free of the powder mildew prevalent on most of the annuals and perennials, and the blooms stay open for most of the day. The wild rose bushes growing in the background, fading more each day, are more than thirty feet high and reaching for the tops of the trees. Once their leaves drop, the remaining vines and thorns take on a very Snow White and the Enchanted Forest appearance.

B O N U S   P H O T O  : )

I know I've posted several photos of this group of glories, cosmos and red geranium, but they constantly draw my eye when I'm outside. In this photo, all of their stems just seem to melt away, leaving the flowers dancing on their own. Soon enough I'll be shooting snowdrifts and the ice floes on the shores of the Sound.

6 comments:

  1. Hi Casey! I'm sitting here watching these posts go up in real time! LOL So you're not the only one awake and here. Lovely photos, all of them! :)

    Hugs,
    Katie

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  2. HI KATIE.
    CASEY, I LOVE THE BIRDHOUSE PICTURE. IT WOULD GO WELL WITH THE TREE TRUNK PICTURE YOU PUT ON HERE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. LIKE MAYBE SIDE BY SIDE IN A SPECIAL ROOM.
    TWO OF MY FAVORITES.

    GRANNY

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  3. THIS SOUNDS LIKE GRAMPS.

    DEAF WIFE....."priceless "

    A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and
    he thought she might need a hearing aid.

    Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor
    to discuss the problem.

    The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband
    could perform to give the doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.

    "Here's what you do," said the Doctor, "stand about 40 feet away
    from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone, ask her a
    question and see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet,
    then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."

    That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was
    in the den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away,
    let's see what happens."

    Then in a normal tone he asks, "Toni, what's for dinner?"

    No response..

    So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet
    from his wife and repeats, "Toni, what's for dinner?"

    Still no response.

    Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet
    from his wife and asks, "Toni, what's for dinner?"

    Again no response.

    So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away..
    "Toni, what’s for dinner?"

    Again there is no response.

    So he walks right up behind her... "Toni, what’s for dinner?"

    (I just love this)



    "Larry, for THE FIFTH TIME, CHICKEN!"


    SMILE, IT'S JUST GRANNY PLAYING. AT LEAST I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY.

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  4. Did you construct that bird house? I saw something very similar in PA for $50! Yikes!

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  5. WOODY, MAKE AN OLD LADY HAPPY. READ MY JOKE AND BELLY LAUGH WITH ME.

    GRANNY

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