Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Seen Around Town

Whoosh!
A flash of bright orange—there it is again! A late 1960s Porsche has taken up residence in town. I've seen it a few times near the shore, and the other day I was finally able to get a photo of it. Well, half a photo of it as it whooshed past me. I'm not sure if it's a 911 or 912 yet, but  it looks exactly like loyal reader Artichoke Annie's long-lost car, right down to the chrome wheels.

Narcissus.
This marble sculpture is in the middle of my town. I think it's an odd choice—the god that fell in love with himself in a reflection in the water. On the other hand, it DOES sum up a lot of the entitled townspeople, lol. Here he's surrounded by autumn Chrysanthemums, though I'm pretty sure in spring the garden is planted with more appropriate Daffodils and Narcissus.

Beachside Ornamentals.
I think this is a particularly well-landscaped seaside home, with ornamental grasses, sedum, evergreens and azaleas.

Luscious lavender!
This is a really beautiful hydrangea bush I pass by on one of my walking routes. It was a lighter purple during the summer, but has turned dark purple with some cranberry accents, this fall.

New England.
A beautifully aging New England barn is a perfect backdrop for the last lavender Cosmos of the season, brightly highlighted by an afternoon sun. A rusted 1930s truck would have really topped off the setting for me.

Creeping Autumn.
Virginia Creeper crawls along this antique picket fence. This perennial turns a bright red in the fall, and is allowed to grow in front of one of the town's historical homes.

Fairy Ring.
I found this VERY interesting formation of mushrooms growing on our very own Pink Gardens' property. It's known as a Fairy, or Elf, Ring or Circle, and is a naturally occurring circle of fungi. Apparently once it's established, it will come back year after year. I've never noticed it before, so I hope it comes back next year. Click here for more information. I darkened the leaves around it a bit to show off the white mushrooms a bit better in this photograph. It's about 15 feet in diameter, and has some empty spots, but is clearly a circle.

Bonus Photo:
I clipped some of my yellow Nasturtiums yesterday. They have a nice vintage look to their blossoms so I placed them on my 18th century secretary, in front of antique books and collectibles.

11 comments:

  1. SORRY, I CAN'T PICK A FAVORITE ONE.FALL IS SURE ENOUGH IN THE AIR.I MISS IT SO MUCH.NOW I'M GOING BACK AND RELOOK AT EACH PICTURE. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME UP WITH ALL THESE PICTURES. I KNOW IT TAKES ALOT OF YOUR TIME.IF I HAD A BLOG IT WOULD BE ABOUT NATURE,HORSES AND ME.

    GRANNY

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  2. CASEY, DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PICK THE RIGHT MUSHROOMS FOR EATING? MY MOM AND GRANDFATHER NEW HOW BUT THEY NEVER TAUGHT ME. YES, WE LOVED THEM.

    GRANNY

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  3. All those scientific theories about Fairy Rings. Pahh. I prefer to believe that they actually ARE made by fairies. Casey you should try to capture one of 'em!

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  4. What makes you think I haven't already, ish? : )

    Granny: I don't know anything about mushrooms, unfortunately, There are supposedly only a few native varieties that are poisonous, but I wouldn't chance it. I find them fascinating plants though. They spring up overnight most of the time.

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  5. Lovely...love them all, but you can guess which one just made my desktop background wall of fame?

    I would love it if my little car had found a home in your fair town. I like the 'half-shot' gives it a kind of a sneak-peek flair about it. Thanks.

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  6. You know, Annie, I've had odder coincidences occur in my life! As far as I'm concerned, it IS your old car!

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  7. WOW, Casey! I did the same thing today and posted fall trees from around town, BUT, it looks a bit colder here! Such beautiful sites you have...I remember the scarecrow last year(isn't that what it was??) all dressed up so nicely..you have wonderful things to see. I also wonder if you aren't just a tiny bit disturbed that Annie is "stalking" you! OR, Maybe she is just on her way through to see PX...those two are quite an item you know!! LOL !! (annie, you know I'm kidding, right??)
    Thanks again for the beauty you share Casey...you just HAVE to know how much you mean to all of us who consider you our "cyber friend" and how much your talent that you share is appreciated! :)
    Mare

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  8. CASEY, I KEPT GOING BACK AND FOURTH FROM THE BARN PICTURE TO THE STATUE. OH NEVER MIND I LOVE THEM ALL. MAYBE THE BARN BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I COULD PUT ALL MY HORSES IF I HAD ANY.

    YUP MARE, I THINK ANNIE HAS A CRUSH. GIGGLE GIGGLE. THAT'S OK THAT LEAVES CASEY AND THE OTHER GUYS FOR THE REST OF US TO FIGHT OVER. LOL

    GRANNY

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  9. I love the orange sunkist color more so than the rust color that Porsche offers on some of there models. Please bring back that color. Good taste Annie.

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  10. @Woody - The color was called tangerine, but when you look at Porsche color charts for that year they show, as you say, a very burnt orange. But when Casey did the photo for me he had the color spot on, but that our casey/artandcolour ;)

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