Monday, September 17, 2007

Before "the Fall"

The early Fall garden still blooms. Despite lack of rain and and high temperatures, the Southeast has survived.........just. The Flying Saucer morning glories are truly glorious this week after some wonderful rain last Friday. The slow to mature peppers are almost ready to pick - is this a red or a green pepper plant?

The kitchen window box is showing off new blooms and fresh leaves now the nights are cooling.


........................and soon she will make her long flight back to Mexico, this tiny Ruby Throated hummingbird who has visited all Summer along with her mate. She buzzed my head if I sat on the porch, chirping noisily - this was her territory for the season.

Safe journey tiny wonders..........see you next year.

7 comments:

  1. Mary, your flowers still look amazing!! I just pulled my summer flowers out of the window baskets and will be adding mums and pumpkins. Your yard is so beautiful. I'm always in amazement at how gorgeous your pictures are. So lovely.

    allie
    www.mycozyhome.typepad.com

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  2. Your flowers still look really good.
    You don't have hummingbirds all year??
    Rosemary

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  3. Your flowers are looking wonderful! Our sweet potato vines seem to be the only thing thriving, now.

    We were talking about our little hummers last night. We believe ours have already headed to Mexico.

    Pat

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  4. What glorious pictures of the blessings that nature provides us. Thank you so much for sharing your photos.

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  5. Your garden is still looking gorgeous this late in Sept :-} and what a precious little visitor you had. Great hummer photo.

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  6. Oh, what beautiful morning glories! Your garden looks really lovely, and the hummingbird? Amazing picture!
    xoxo,
    Mary

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  7. Such a wonderful post, hard to imagine that tiny bird going so far. I Loved your Golden Shoe form, Just Fantastic! And Thanks about the Ink Blots, I'd Love to see what you create! Maybe one of these days I'll discover something about that funny little tea pot?
    Sandra Evertson

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