You GNOME I would find This

 Driving down the street, I spotted a gnome mailbox!

Sunday Sunset & Moonrise

 

No, the rising moon was not full tonight. But when full, it will be a Super Harvest Moon, so it was brighter than usual. So I couldn't resist.

You’ll have no more need of the sun by day nor the brightness of the moon at night. God will be your eternal light, your God will bathe you in splendor. Your sun will never go down, your moon will never fade. I will be your eternal light. Your days of grieving are over.

Isaiah 60:8

The Wall Of Pumpkins

 Today we passed the first pumpkin stand I have seen this year. It was in a beautiful location.

Let's drive past and take a look.

And their yearly wall of pumpkins.

“There are three things that I’ve learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.”

— Linus, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Front & Center

These hanging plants are on each side of the front door of our hardware store. I have never seen ones like them! They were so pretty in the sunshine.

“So plant your own gardens and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”

– Jorge Luis Borges

It's 4 0"Clock Somewhere

 We have a lot of these Four 0"Clock bushes in the back and side of our house. They got their name because they do not open till around that time, very late in the day. Each year I post them, so here are this years.

"Nothing in nature blooms all year — be patient with yourself."

The Early Birds

 When we were driving last week, I could not BELIEVE all the houses that had their Halloween decorations out! It was barely September! Here are just a few of them.

"We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones." 

Stephen King

The Dogwoods

 The sun was shining on the Dogwood trees the other day. Their leaves are spent now, and turning colors. And they have started getting their berries.

The Gift

 A neighbor knocked on our back door a couple days ago with this vase of flowers for us. She did not even know I was sick! So it came at the perfect time! Do you know what the flowers are?

Dahlias! I had never seen Dahlias that look like this! The kind I see look like this one that I snapped at the greenhouse. How different they look!

But after doing research, there are a lot of different kinds. I had no idea. Aztecs used dahlias for food and medicine. They called the plants “acocotli” or “water pipe flower” because of their hollow stems.

Anyway, while researching, I found these pics on the web of people who got Dahlia tattoos!

This style is called Mandela.

• “Tattoos—because pain is temporary, but bragging rights are forever.”

Sunday Sunset

 From about four evenings ago. In order.

• “There’s always the sunshine, only we must do our part, we must move into it.”
• — Clara Louise Burnham

 

The Fast Food Tree

 A year or so ago, whenever we would go to McDonalds, we would park at the edge of the parking lot beside a beautiful large Mimosa tree. We would open the car windows, eat, and enjoy the wonderful evening smell of the tree. It was a real treat. They recently dug it up to build apartments. Here is maybe the largest I have seen, just a month or two ago.

They are considered junk trees, but what a wonderful evening smell they have.

There is evidence that the extracts from mimosa bark and roots possess strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. It also has a reputation in traditional medicine as an effective treatment for wounds and skin problems. In some countries, mimosa roots are used to make a warm paste which is then placed over wounds to prevent bleeding and relieve itching.