Bindweed

I am still hanging out in July - what do you expect when the temperature is several below freezing?

I was lucky to find a big patch of bindweed in my Mom's lawn, with some of the blossoms open, and others still thinking about it...

I am linking this with NF Blo-Ma.

 

Milkweed Leaf

Back in September, the milkweed leaves were dying back, but they were also catching tiny seeds.

I am linking this with NF Catch the Light.

 

Photo from 1955

Doing my weekly scan of old photos, to send off to my sisters. This one is my Mom and me, with the machine that dug the basement for the house I grew up in, the one my Mom sold a couple months ago.

I am linking this with Vintage Weekly.

Winged

I have gone back to July, those halcyon days before I started school, to find this little worker in the flowers.

I am linking this post with NF Winged.

 

Experiment on the Bus

I would really love for you all to comment on these images.

I took them from the bus, on the way to visit my Mom last week.

On this one, you can see a bit of reflection in the window.

I started taking them, envious of the beautiful lake and mist

on the other side of the road,

and decided to see what I ended up with.

I like some of the trees near the road, racing past,

while the background is in focus.

The bus windows are polarized, so the images are a bit dark...

I have deleted most of them, but these are the best of the lot.

You can click to enlarge them, too.

This last one is my favourite...

 

Frosted Fleabane

I don't recall seeing fleabane this late in the year before.

I love the frost crystals on the delicate petals,

but the cheery yellow central florets still brighten the day.

To see more flowers from around the world, click the Today's Flowers image to the right.

 

First Frost

There was still frost on the leaves and flowers

in the shade

when we got to the rest stop last week.

Everyone else had to get snacks,

but I had to get images...

New Nephew

My older sister has a new puppy - Meko.

He is about 6 months old,

and loves to bedevil his big brother, Colby.

Meko can even make cousin Freddie take notice,

but it is not Freddie sitting up on his hind legs...

 

I'm Home Again!

Just to let you all know that I am back home, with all my textbooks. You knew that I could spend time visiting my Mom, but I had to spend time study, as well...

Mom seems to be settling in well. There are 128 residents, with a couple more being added every week, as a new room or two become available. Mom is on the ground floor of a four story addition. And the new dining room will be opened next month, so she has to decide which she will use - the one that gets her out for four walks a day (to and from lunch and dinner), or the one that is only an elevator ride away (but will she be disciplined enough to go for a walk each day...).

The view out the windows is a cemetery, but that just means the neighbours are quiet. The trees are all covered with golden leaves, and the ground as well.

This is the first place she has been able to make all the decisions about decorating, and I think she is enjoying it...

Good to be back, and photos will come...

Golden Morning

On a misty morning,

with the sun just over the horizon,

you can find gold...

I get back tomorrow!!

 

Morning Glory

There are still morning glories blooming -

or there were, on Monday, when I set up all these posts.

The edges are a bit ragged, and they are half the size of summer blossoms,

but they are blooming!!

 

Burning Bush

The burning bush that I have captured the last couple of years has been cut back.

Fortunately, there are a lot more of them now.

I love the odd little berries...

I am visiting my Mom, and will return on Sunday...