Last Rose of Summer

My roses lasted unusually long this summer, the night before the last hard freeze I picked about 6 or 7 buds, a few opened. This was one of the ones that opened after I picked it.

The Pumpkin Farm

The weekend before Halloween my grandsons and I went to the pumpkin farm along with my friend and her granddaughter. We had a great time, we brought two pumpkins home for craving and roasted the seeds. I think I ate most of the seeds, I love those things!

Coral Bells

I planted a few new coral bells this past spring, this is one of the plants, this photo was taken just a week or two ago. There are so many new varieties out there, I am going to try more next spring. It snowed today! Off and on all day long. I actually am ready for the winter/late fall season.

Old Fashioned Rose Bush

I have lots of old fashioned rose bushes, none of which I know the names of. This particular one was grown from a slip I cut from a rose bush in an old unattended cemetery in Chickasaw County in Iowa. Walking through the cemetery is some what eerie, as the tombstones are all overgrown with brush and weeds, most date back to the civil war time and are made of limestone, there isn't a road to it and I guess only those that have lived in the area for years know of its existence (both sides of my family live in the area, I have not lived there since I was 5). The leaves turn the most beautiful shade of yellow in the fall as you can see. It is wonderful that I am enjoying a start of a rose bush that pioneers most likely brought with them to the Iowa prairie years ago.

Falling Leaves

It has been a nice weekend! I finished up all of my outside chores, well the big ones anyway. The leaves have been coming down for sure. I had a wonderful relaxing weekend, hope everyone else did as well.

Pretty in Pink

TGIF, the weather sounds great for the weekend, I hope to get some last minute garden clean-up done.

Hydrangea

My Hydrangea bushes were loaded this year, the first picture is with the sun shinning on the flower the second without, not sure which I like the best. I have to get out and pick a bunch of them this weekend, they dry so wonderfully. I have a large basket full of them each fall, my one cat loves to play with dried flower heads.