Beautiful November Day

We have had two of the most beautiful days here…

Here are a few shots taken in my back yard yesterday…

It was the kind of day that

little white doggies get their face dirty and run like the wind

Zoe played till she was “tired as a dog”!!!

I love when the crops are gone from this field…

I can see our church steeple

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This is the trunk of our Curly Willow tree…

We almost lost it to the ice storm two years ago

The curly branches are really pretty and unique

I’m going to Tootsie’s for Fertilizer Friday

See you there

Veterans and Sequoyah Caverns…

 

Sounds like a strange combination??? 

My hubby is a Navy retiree (25 years with the submarine fleet) and we

recently had the opportunity to visit with someone he served with many years ago.

Roy was also with the sub fleet and is also retired.

This is where the Sequoyah Caverns site comes into my title.

Roy’s  family has owned the Sequoyah Cavern & Homestead land  since 1831.

He grew up on this land and spent his childhood exploring these caverns.

Can you imagine having your own cave to explore???

Michael and Roy Lee---retired submariners…

 

 

These photos are all the surrounding buildings on the site,

sorry I didn’t get photos of the inside of the cave, I’ll have to go back to get cave photos.

The cave was beautiful and it wasn’t a difficult walk through it like some caves I’ve visited.

They host weddings and also do sleepovers for groups.

In December they host a Christmas Nativity Pageant, complete with animals.

BTW…The donkey got booted for this year…

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the actual cave…the red gates are adorned with “bats”!!!

 

Michael and Roy Lee had a wonderful visit while I chased this stupid

peacock around to get a photo!!!

Hey, maybe that’s what they were laughing about!!!

 

 

Here is the resident goat and donkey

(who won’t be appearing in the Christmas Pageant this year).

 

^{Honoring all of our veterans today!!!}

Nandina Berries

 

If my life was any more exciting…

I don’t think all of my dear blog friends could stand it…

Nandina berries…

 

 

 

 

 

 

The End…Of Summertime Flowers…

 

 

Good-bye 2010…it’s been, well…not too much fun…the last of my summertime flowers…

look better now than at any time this summer!!!

 

My last summertime rose!!!

Ferns and Geranium blooms…gone very soon!!!

 

 

Visit Mary @ Little Red House for Mosaic Monday

I Fought The Dust And The Dust Won!!!

Michael got me a new lens for my baby (Canon Rebel) today…

Thank you Sweetie…these are some test shots!!!

It was a wonderful surprise!!!

 

Sorry about the stack of puppy pads in the background…

just pretend it’s something lacy or romantic looking

 

My Pumpkin Soup Tureen set on a framed mirror…

 

 

My focus sure was off but I do like the background bokeh !!!

 

 

The learning curve here….dddduuuuhhhh don’t ever take a photo with this

lens without dusting first!!! Pretend it’s fairy dust…

we have a new interstate coming through our area and dust is thick…

the construction is in two areas within a mile or so of our

house and we have had very little rain this year.

I fought the dust and the dust won!!!

 

Orange “fire”…

 

The cool weather has given my outside ferns a new lease on life but tonight it is

supposed to be in the twenties so I brought them in.

I thought I would prolong their lives for a little while…

I won’t keep them for long since they tend to crowd me too much.

I always hate to see them die every winter.

 

Blooms on my Christmas Cactus…maybe it’s a Thanksgiving Cactus???

 

 

Christmas/Thanksgiving Cactus, summer ferns and Halloween Pumpkins…

Just call it multi season decorating…

 

 

 

 

 

I like my new lens!!!