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.

Late Bloomers

The asters were really pretty this year in my garden, the bugs and bees love them.

Amish Cockscomb

This flower is still in bloom in my garden, I picked it today when I got home from work to let it dry so I can get the seeds. I have several that I dried last summer to make a wreath out of, but that never happened, but they dry great.

Sunday and It Is Snowing!

It is snowing outside as I am writing this! What flowers that I had left in bloom will be gone tomorrow for sure. There were a few things still blooming, my cosmos for one, they did unusually well this year, they reached heights of over 8 or 9 feet, they must thrive on neglect. We had high wind warnings all day today, it was quite a day.

The photo above is of butterfly weed gone to seed.

I had fun with the boys, we went to the pumpkin farm with a friend of mine and her granddaughter.