An Autumn Tea

            Hello everyone,

          I hope your week is going well.

              I am sure many of us are spending

               more time watching the news these

               days as the U.S election is front and

            center everywhere.

            Anyway, I had a simple autumn tea

                  on the porch one warmer day last week

       and took a few photos to share.

               I love the birdhouse ....it has a

  rustic autumn look to it.

                                                              

I love the bright colored foliage

of the maple trees in the park near

us where we enjoyed our walks

all summer and fall. 

                                                     Well, this will probably be the last

                                                      autumn post for this year as I have

                                                      already got a good start on my

                                                      Christmas / winter decorating.

                                                      I am earlier then most years but

                                                      I just wanted to get it done so we

                                                      can enjoy the coziness of the of

                                                      all the lights etc. as it is dark by 5 p.m.

                                                       and it is also cooler now.

                                                                 Thanks for visiting,

                                                                           Carolyn

Late Autumn Color in our Garden

                                                             

                                                            

                                                            Hello everyone,

                                            I wanted to share a few final autumn

                                            garden shots before moving on to a

                                            different season.

                                                 I took this shot of our home last

                                            week as we drove in our driveway 

                                            I was struck by the beautiful autumn

                                            light on the last of the fall colors.
      

Hydrangeas look beautiful

even in October.

The beautiful deep pink ones

are strawberry vanilla and

the softer ones are limelight.

A pumpkin in the urn with

Euonymus Alutus or burning

bush puts on a great show in autumn.

Lots of yellows and rusts in

our garden now.

I love this birdhouse that I found for a few

dollars at a local thrift store.It was

already painted for me!

                                                                

Another burning bush.

                                                                

The oak tree and maples give beautiful]

autumn color as well.

Late blooming monkshood.

                                                        

Another shot of our home with

fall color.

It is mild but very windy here

today so I think many of the leaves

will have fallen by morning and

the garden will be bare until the

snow arrives.

Thank you for visiting.

Carolyn