Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Grapes of Wrath



                                                                      Hello everyone,
                   It is a sunny but breezy day here today but a perfect day to enjoy a break in our vine covered terrace(gazebo). The vines are virginia creeper on the front but on the side and back we have a grape vine.
                                          And the grapes are starting to ripen.
                  So let's enjoy a glass of grape juice with some cheese and a handful of grapes.

                                      Some of the grapes are still green-mostly the ones inside as they are not getting                                            
                                     the sun.
                               But the grapes in the sun are turning purple.
 Our bouquet today is some hydrangeas from the garden.

                                     These cute little cherubs are playing in the corner of the terrace.



                 Well,these are not really the 'grapes of wrath' but it was the only tittle that came to mind.The only problem with these grapes is that something seems to know the perfect time to harvest and overnight they can disappear-we blame the raccoons but have never caught them in the act.
  I hope wherever you are that Hurricane Leslie didn't cause any really serious harm. We got several inches of rain that we needed  anyway and  thankfully we escaped the high winds.

I am joining Rose Chintz Cottage for Tea Time Tuesday today.

Take care,
Carolyn

20 comments:

Betty said...

I love grapes and your pictures are so pretty. I am 58 years old and just recently started to eat red and black grapes. Always loved the green ones, but now love all of them.

Bernideen said...

Both this post and the one below are glorious!

janice15 said...

Beautiful colors and wonderful looking grapes...I wanted to come back by and thank you for joining me @ Mz. Witherspoon's It's a honor to have you. Thank you for the visit. I love the last post so much. I climbed up in the attic and pulled out my Linen as well for my bedroom. I'm ready for that change...Have a most lovely afternoon with the grapes with love Janice

Merlesworld said...

I like the taste the look and the smell of grapes but they don't like me too much so I never eat them, we have a vine but it didn't produce last year maybe it's too old now, so this year we will just wait and see how it goes
Merle.....

Unknown said...

Lovely as always. Love your collage!

Michele M./ Finch Rest said...

Wow, that's gorgeous, Carolyn!

Linda said...

Oh so lovely and inviting! I'm off for some grape juice and cheese for a little snack! (:>)

Cotton Peony said...

Just resting now after a very busy day here. Love the grapes and I relish the cherbs as I broke my very big and heavy pineapple this afternoon.

It fell off the steps as I was moving it.. or trying to move it. It was 50+ pounds. I broke in two and then tons of little pieces off of them. *Sigh* Yes, another will come along. But I'm ok and nothing hurt, but my ego.

Thanks for making me feel better with cheese and grapes.. perfect nibble items.

warm hugs,

Cotton peony

WendyBee said...

I love the shots with the sunlight illuminating the grapes --- beautiful!

Marilyn Miller said...

Oh I just love home grown grapes and your grapes look wonderful and delicious!

Traumwerkstatt mit Herz said...

You have beautiful pictures on the blog.
Greeting from Austria/Europe
Susanne

Szara Sowa said...

It look delicious! In my country, we say "mniam, mniam". I like Your photos very much, they all are beautifull.
Sorry ,but my English isn't good.

Lyu Tuykova said...

So lovely! Like it a lot!

Sanna - My Blueberry House said...

Hi Carolyn,

Beautiful and delicious! I love the autumnal look very much. I especially enjoyed the look you gave the porch and the autumn lunch!

Have a nice day,
Sanna

Sandi@ Rose Chintz Cottage said...

Good morning Carolyn,
Your little vignette in your vine covered gazebo is charming. Love the rustic birdhouse with the grapes and cheese! Your green grapes are so pretty! Thank you for joining me and Heather told me those were your teacups. Loved them! Enjoy your day.

Blessings,
Sandi

Lori E said...

My mouths is actually watering over those purple grapes. I can just taste that distinct grape flavour.
What a beautiful spot to sit and enjoy them.

Tea in Texas said...

The Racoons must love your grapes but haven't been caught red handed .....yet. Seriously, this is the perfect fall setting and I love the plate of cheese and grapes. It would be so wonderful to step through the post and sit in the shade of your lovely vine covered terrace and sip grape juice and view your lovely ripening grapes. Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos.

Thanks, Pam

Marille said...

Hello, I'm for the first time on your blog. It's fantastic. I like it.
You take very beautiful photos. Really :)))
I invite to my blogs too.
Greetings from Poland

Anonymous said...

Your photos are so beautiful Carolyn!! The grapes, and cheese look so good.Have a wonderful evening.

Kathy

Zaa said...

Such a beautiful display ... The cheese and crackers are perfect for my mid afternoon tea... Thank You for sharing your lovely montage of relaxing pictures... Hugs