Fall Colors have Arrived in the Glade

I know that I just showed some Fall pictures yesterday ----but our Fall colors (just the past couple of days) are GORGEOUS here... As you know, we are very DRY---so most of the color is YELLOW --with a little red... I don't think it will last very long because of the drought... BUT--it's pretty right now!!!


Both George and I got out late yesterday afternoon with our cameras to take some pictures in our yard... I picked out a few to share with you today. We also need to go out with our cameras in the mornings for a different perspective --when the sun is in the front instead of the back... Our Maples have not changed yet ---and they are always gorgeous in the Fall. But--we do have some pretty color today!


Above is a picture taken while looking over the top of the house.. Isn't it amazing how much the trees have turned in just a few days? Below are more... Hope you enjoy our Autumn photos.

Recently, I showed a couple of pictures of our home from the front, looking toward the back of the house.. IF you go back to yesterday's post, you will see those pictures... THIS (above) is what it looks like now!!!! Amazing, huh, how the colors can change so quickly???? Wow!!!

This beautiful red bush is one of MANY in Fairfield Glade... It is called a Burning Bush. This bush is in our neighbor's yard next door---but we enjoy its beautiful red color....

This is a picture from the side yard in the back --looking toward the deck... You can see all of the beautiful colors we are experiencing in the back yard. NOTE also the brown grass in the backyard.... Have I mentioned how DRY it has been here?????????

There is a little bit of red showing through on our gorgeous red tree in the front yard. We'll show a picture of this tree again when it turns totally red... It's another fav of mine!

Finally, our beautiful Redbud tree near the front porch is looking pretty with its yellow leaves. Some years, this tree turns bright yellow in Fall --and other years, it does not. I think the drought helps the leaves to turn yellow... Maybe that is one good thing to come out of a drought!!!! ha


This pretty Redbud leaf is for CHERYL in MAINE since she collects hearts!!!!!! Isn't this a pretty leaf?????

I will close with a picture of 3 blooms of our Veterans Honor ROSE ---all at different stages. This is such a beautiful rose ---and I wish you could smell it... Fall is a great time for our roses to show-off... They will bloom until frost and freezing temperatures appear.

Have a great day!!!! I know that we will!
Hugs,

Autumn Decorations --Part II

Last week,  I posted  our inside Autumn Decorations here at our home.  If you missed that post,  you can see it by clicking HERE.   Today I will share some of what Autumn looks like outside in our yard.  Above is a picture of our home --taken from the street.   You can see one of our pumpkins --and a little decoration on the front porch.  Below are more.

Here is a close-up of our little Miss Autumn sitting on our front porch . She has been with us for several years ---and truly needs a complete make-over.. BUT--when I think about replacing her,  she cries and begs to stay with us for at least one more year.....  

This is Miss Autumn's brother,  Billy Bob... He also has been with us for many years ---and even though he is faded and held together with some safety pins,  he also begs to stay in our yard another year...   He loves to relax on the flagpole.  Think he'll make it one more year??????  I hope so!!!!

We don't have too much Fall color yet --although it seems to get a little prettier everyday.   Here is a picture of the Sumac near our home.   I love the REDS of Autumn.. This one is pretty!

Another pretty tree in our yard is our Pink Dogwood.  It just seems to get more gorgeous every day.  I love the red berries.

Here is a picture of our front yard  taken on Oct. 5.   Now you need to note the picture below.  We are beginning to get some color now!!!! On Oct. 5, you can see very little color in the big trees behind the house --but thankfully,  we will continue to get more colorful, as we go through this next week or two.  The roses are still blooming --and other than some cool nights,  it still feels alot like Summer here.   AND--might I add that it has been extremely DRY.

I will finish with a picture taken by George on Saturday,  Oct. 9,  of the big trees behind our house... You can tell when comparing this picture to the picture above that the trees are beginning to change colors here.  Yeah!!!!!


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Hope you had a good weekend.  We spent most of the weekend working in the yard.   I must have raked up and picked up a million (or more) Chestnut Oak nuts in our front yard... AND--they are still pouring down!!!!   (Feels really 'good' when one of those nuts hits me on the head!!!!! Yipes!)


IF the old statement that a large mast crop means a harsh winter is TRUE,  we will have a doozy of a winter here...  I cannot tell you how many nuts there are --but the ground is COVERED.   As I said,  the 'nuts' are winning---and I don't mean this ole' female Nut..... Tee Hee!!


Hugs,