Summer's over. It's obvious from the Autumn scenery surrounding me. It crept up on me this year......one minute I was watering my deck pots and garden, reveling in the flowers and all the green, and the next I found myself sweeping endless leaves off the back deck and staring at the starkness of the landscape. There is something pretty about fall though. Not pretty in the same way that the abundance of flowers and the endless color of summer is pretty, but still, the deep warmth and vibrance of the fall colors is soothing and restful. My back deck, as I contemplate sweeping it yet again. Truly, this whole area was leaf free last weekend! But one storm later, and it looks like it hasn't been tended for months! The scenery as I look out and down into my back yard from the deck. Getting up close and personal. My daughter's house isn't far away, and I visit her often. I love the 5 minute drive up and over the hill that separates us. Autumn has arrived with a vengeance, and winter isn't far away!
Gorgeous fall colors! We have a Sycamore tree and a Sassafras that started to drop their leaves the last couple of days. That's about all the "color" we get. Except for a few of the Tallow trees will try to show some color.
Autumn has a beauty all of its own doesn't it and I love to see the changing colours. When I wake in the mornings and go to feed the birds the frost looks so pretty on the trees and shrubs. Spiders webs look as though they are decked with jewels and the frost flowers on the greenhouse always make me smile. Thanks for your photographs Ronni. I especially like the third one. :-D
The tip of the red arrow is the roof line of our two story house. The leaves are beautiful while on the trees but when they are down, I walk around with my bottom lip sticking out. PA190004 by tsebmj, on Flickr
Ronni, you have some beautiful trees and that drive to your daughters is so pretty. Most of the leaves on this side of the state have all dropped. Also busy sweeping, blowing and raking leaves around here. Just got finished with getting the last of the leaves out of the ditches in the drive...we have a long, uphill driveway...so my last big job is done for the year. Don't you just love the smell of the air this time of year? You can almost smell winter getting close.
I have boots exactly like those. My hubby won't even let my go get straw for the chickens with those boots on. I love them. I now use them to go out to the chickens to pick up eggs and feed them. Then I hose them off on the way back at the greenhouse. They are great...with all those polka dots....
Waretrop, those boots are probably the most useful gardening accessory I have! Seriously, they are comfortable enough that I can wear them for hours on end as I tramp around in the dirt, very sturdy and hold up to the roughest of treatment, and the easiest of any gardening footwear so far, to get into and out out of. Well, no, I take that back.....I do have a pair of plastic clog things (think crocs but with a full back) but I've found that dirt gets into them too easily, so that when I take them off, I also have to take off my socks or I'll still be traipsing dirt into the house. I've seen young people wear those boots as fashion accessories, and it's seriously got me thinking that maybe I need to hose them off and do the same, and not waste them on the garden earthworms! Annie, yes that drive is lovely this time of year. It's not quite as much fun though in full winter after snow! Thankfully we don't typically get a whole lot of snowy or icy precipitation here in Nashville, and from time to time a winter passes with none at all! But when it DOES occur, that particular road is so shaded that it takes the snow and ice a lot longer to melt. And because it's hilly as well, driving can be treacherous. There were a couple of times last winter when I was nervous enough about the drive, after my son-in-law told me of the conditions, that I cancelled my planned trip. I'm a real wuss when it comes to driving in ice and snow, I'll admit it. I'm not experienced, but even more than that, the way some folks drive in those conditions puts ME at risk!
I think I will put them on my "Christmas" want list. I would love a second pair. My list is in plain daylight on my fridge. Is that being blunt enough? Or maybe the hubby reads my GardenStew posts????
Ronnie, your Autumn photos are lovely! Our color is LONG gone now, in fact right now outside my window is a snowsquall ... I can barely see the garage! I love fancy rubber boots too, but found they weren't very durable. I wore out 3 pairs one year! I finally found a pair of plain black ones at the TSC and they have already lasted over a year. I am really hard on foodwear, but also found some waterproof, comfortable garden shoes called "Sloggers" that have lasted almost 2 seasons so far. I did learn (the hard way!) they aren't good to wear once there is frost on the ground
( photo / image / picture from annieh's Garden ) I'm on the lookout for new boots...my old ones are getting retired this year, the soles are shredding! I've been thinking of these kind for my next pair of boots. Can you wear heavy socks with the pull up boots? I like the idea of being able to hose them off and the ease of just pulling them off. Plus, they look much better!
my boot my boot I love mine. I do hose them off before I get to my house and, of course, I take them off at the door. annieh, Do your feet get wet with those? Ronni, Your Autumn photos are so nice. We are leafless and drab at the moment.
Barb, when my boots are newer, my feet stay pretty dry but the older my boots get the worse it is. With this land, I'm hard on boots! Also, mud gets stuck in the treads and is hard to get out. I've always bought this kind because they're good support for my ankles, climbing and working on the sides of this hill. Maybe I need one of each kind for different jobs. I need to start me a Christmas list for the fridge, too!
