Moonsetting on Oct 23rd

Happy Halloween!

Happy Birthday, Jane!

My sister Jane turns 49 today! She was thisclose to being a
Halloween baby.


Happy Birthday, Jane! I love you and am so very blessed to have
you for a sister :)

"A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden
thread to the meaning of life."~ Isadora James

"A sister shares childhood memories and grown-up dreams."

Blackbirds

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Black bird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
all your life
you were only waiting for this moment to be free

Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise,
You were only waiting for this moment to arise,
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
~The Beatles

Moon and Birds

Moonset October 23rd

The Calm Before the Storm?

Terry took this beautiful picture this morning. Middle Tennessee
is under a tornado watch until 5pm this afternoon. Hopefully the
weather won't be severe today!

Autumn Postcards from Smith County

Happy fall ya'll!

Bad Moon Risin'

Oct. 17th moonrise

Where's Waldo?

Praying Mantis hiding out in our Lemon Thread Cypress bush :)

Summer Sunrise at Dale Hollow Lake

I found this while going through some of my
older photos. I just had to share. I'm not sure
when this was taken, but I'm thinking 2001.

Fall Postcard

Fall Morning

"I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of
the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful.
~Pete Hamill

Waiting for the Sun

My hubby, Terry took these incredible sunrise pictures Monday
morning as he got ready for work. Enjoy!










“Sunrise doesn't last all morning, a cloudburst doesn't last all
day, seems my love is up and has left you with no warning.
It's not always going to be this grey. All things must pass, all
things must pass away.” ~ George Harrison

And even the sun in dawn chorus sings, a celestial
melody to the earth below." ~ Tjaden

Vapor Trail

Terry took this shot Sunday morning. The jet vapor trails are
shaped like a cross. Too cool!

Autumn Berries

Wild strawberry in the field next to our house.


I have no idea what kind of berries these are, but they're pretty ;)


The color purple

Fall on Dan Drive

Our neighbor's Sugar Maple is always so pretty
in the fall :)


Our neighbor across the street has this really cute fall display
in their front yard.


I took this shot in the field near our backyard.

The Leaves, They are a Changin'

"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, Fluttering from the autumn tree."
~Emily Bronte

Mother Nature

We had a severe thunderstorm a couple of days ago. One of our
Bradford Pear trees was damaged in the storm. We've had these
trees for 13 years and have been lucky that they haven't been
damaged in the past. I guess our luck finally ran out.




It looks like Terry will get to use that new chainsaw he bought
earlier this year :)

“If there was a terrible storm outside, but somehow this dog lived
through the storm, and he showed up at your door when the storm
was finally over, I think a good name for him would be Carl.”
~ Jack Handy

Frosty Shrooms

This is what's left of the beautiful red mushrooms that were
growing in our sideyard. We had two nights of hard frost last
week. Hate to see them go :( Hope they're back next year!

Fall Day at Dale Hollow

The fall foliage was just starting to appear at Dale Hollow. I'm
sure in another week or so it will be even prettier!

Postcards from Dale Hollow

10.10.10

Had the priviledge of hanging out at Dale Hollow lake today with
friends. It was a gorgeous fall day, very summer like.

A Parting Shot of Mr. Mantis

Me and My Shadow

Smile for the Camera :)

This is the Praying Mantis I found in my Iris bed a few days ago.
I picked him up with a stick and put him in a safer place. Plus it
was easier for me to get some pictures of him. He looks like he
has a little smile on his face :)

Mushroom Buddies

How cute is this? I'm glad I got pictures of these colorful little
mushrooms because they're gone now. If you're wondering, yes
this is a posed shot :)