November's GBBD

I took these photos Saturday, the 13th, so I could do the post ahead of time, and not be rushed.  I took the photos the same time as the snow photos, and also got some for Foliage Follow-up.  Carol, of May Dreams Gardens is the host for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day.

The petunias I got from the farmers market this spring started blooming right away, and haven't stopped yet.

This lisianthus bloom surprised me.  It's the only bloom left.

I really enjoy planting Helenium, 'Dakota Gold' in the bare spots.  It's an annual that blooms all season, and takes cold temps in the fall.

This clematis bloom was a surprise, too.  It's near the back door, but I missed seeing the ones that are shriveled.

A few of the asters still have some color.

I want to see if I can find some seeds of this Stock, 'Vintage Mix' to plant inside in the spring.  I sure like the color on this one, and it is still blooming!

Snapdragons sure do well in my garden.  I'll have to plant some more.

Sweet alyssums in a pot:

I have some of this Gaura, 'Ballerina Rose' planted at church as well as at home.  Someone asked me today what it was, because they liked the blooms.  How nice to have such pretty blooms this late in the season!
  

I sure like volunteer salvias.

I'm still enjoying the Hydrangea, 'Pia' even though the blooms have dried on the plant.

The chrysanthemums are fading, too.

This is the first bloom from this clump of self sown coneflower that may have 'Harvest Moon' as one of its parents.

I have another pass along iris trying to rebloom.  I'll have to see if it's open tomorrow, and replace this photo.

'Naomi' holiday cactus sure is strutting her stuff!

Thanks for stopping by.  I look forward to returning the visit.

Not an Inch

When I let Heidi out before bed last night, the beauty of the snow caught my eye, so I got my camera out and took some photos.   Nancy Bond has not started her First Snowfall Project yet, but I am including a link to her site, so that you can watch to see when she gets it going.  I don't keep up well with blogs I like, and don't know how long she has been writing on her new blog, Leaping Greenly, but it sure is beautiful! 

I overwintered the pot with 2 rosemary plants in it last year, but it was pretty dry in the spring, and took a long time to recover.  I decided to start fresh next year.  I am feeling bad for the plants, though, and may change my mind.

This morning, I went out to see the snow.  I didn't hear the official number, if there was one, but it doesn't look like an inch of snow fell.  On the south side of the house, it was already melted at 8:00ish.

The east side of the house:

I can't remember who suggested I put sand in this chicken for the butterflies.  I didn't get to it yet, but put this rock in, thinking they may like landing on it.  This is the area to the east of the vegetable garden.

I didn't get as many vegetable garden posts done this summer.  It wasn't the best year, but we did get some food grown.  I hope the asparagus along the fence in the right of the photo grows well.  The kale is loving this weather.

I am slowly accepting the change in seasons, but still looking forward to that day in December when the days start getting longer.  Now, I am going to see about cleaning my kitchen cupboards before we go get KJ from my parents' house.  Have a great weekend!

Rain and Leaves in the Parking Lot

It was raining when I got off work today.  The leaves in the parking lot looked pretty wet.  There was some standing water, too.  I got my phone camera out, and took some photos.  I didn't notice the reflections of the trees until I saw them on my computer.

Currently, it is 32 degrees, and the rain has turned to snow.  Larry has looked out at it several times, but I haven't had the heart to.  In the past, I may have, but I'm cold, and not in the mood.  Maybe I'll peek out before I go to bed.  I imagine it will be there in the morning.  They say we could get an inch.  Maybe I'll take some photos of it.

How has your weather been?