How can I raise the level of gratitude in my life? Let me count the ways.
Winnie Nielsen says: Hehe, I changed back all the clocks in the house yesterday but forgot my bedside one. Guess who had an extra hour this morning??? Actually, it was awesome and I am so glad it happened!!
Elisabeth Perkins says: Very Pretty!!
Linda Stark says: I love the reminders of Fall and time. It brings back the many memories of racking leaves and the running through them, to do it all again. The clock tells me that many times have passed and to still stop and remember to run through the leaves and slow down, read the books and enjoy.
Lisa Von Saunder says: lovely late season roses, what variety are they?
MaryJane says: I planted them many years ago and have lost track of what variety they are. I bought them at our local nursery but they no longer sell anything like this. I imagine if I tried I could figure out what they are specifically:) I have both pink and red.
Winnie Nielsen says: Those are beautiful roses. Are they still blooming?
MaryJane says: They ARE still blooming although they’ve been a bit battered by the rain. It’s sunny this week and new roses are opening!
Joye says: I love the beautiful photos.
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What a great photo of the maple leaf and the seed pods. Maples can be some of the most stunning fall colors of the season. We have the Southern Red Maple down here and I have a baby in my front yard. The only problem is that it turns orange/red about late February or March as the new growth pushes out. Some of the older maples in our community will change colors in December and January. They also have the most beautiful bright red seed pods in February before the new green leaves appear. It is absolutely gorgeous when you have a whole bunch of these maples together. They also prefer to grow along swampy and water edges down here.
I hate to rain on parades, but this looks like an invasive Norway Maple. These spread rapidly leading to decline of native species of maple. It has neither environmental or industrial use. It cant even be burned. Its a real problem in the Northeast and as a forestry major, I wish more folks,would take these out and plant native maples. Thank you.
It’s a tree that’s at least 100 years old, planted by the original people who homesteaded my farm. It hasn’t spread at all. The little winged seeds sometimes sprout but I don’t have any other maple trees growing here. I did plant a few sugar maples a few years ago but they are growing very slowly.
Sometimes we look for fault when don’t need to. Beautiful picture
Beautiful!! We have sugar maples here in West Tennessee. They turn gold to re-orange. Wonder if the cooler climate in Idaho account for the brilliant color. down, all out flowers and plants get more brilliant in color if they survive the intense heat!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE LEAVES TURNING HERE IN LOUISIANA WE ARE NOT SO BLESSED — SO A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS !!!