Thanksgiving Day

 Florida style.....

Good smells coming from the

 kitchen.....feeling blessed today.

.....Dee Dee

Happy Thanksgiving

Bowing heads and saying grace

to our Father in heaven.  So grateful

today for His blessings and his 

everlasting love.....

Have a beautiful time together....Dee Dee

Red and Gold

I lift up my eyes to Autumn hills

of flaming red and gold....

Something about that sun setting 

these days.  Have you noticed the 

changes?  We've brought the 

blankets and warmer clothing out

and gladly used them when the

 Florida temps dipped into the 60s.

Counting my blessings.....Dee Dee

Suggested Read

In my ladies Bible study this week, we

are reading from a book written by

Elizabeth George....

"The Heart Of A Woman Who Prays.."

It is a study in drawing nearer to the

God who loves you.

Chapter seven gives thought to 

life's hurts and how they can be 

bitter yet sweet at the same time.

Ms George encourages us ....

"When your heart hurts....Pray!

Have a blessed day.....Dee Dee

Saplings

I love nothing better than 

exploring

places left to

 nature.  

 It is there I 

find young saplings 

for this kind of 

arrangement during the 

Christmas holidays. 

 Afterwards, 

planting the

trees by small children

 can be a

whole beautiful

 lesson of how 

important trees are to our

very existence.

Thanking God for this beautiful 

day, and.....glad you stopped by...Dee Dee

Photo from google images

Think On This

Stop and think 

today,

 of the joys that

God has placed in 

our lives......life

is one continuous 

glorious experience

of discovering

 endless wonders......Dee Dee

Wild Turkey Hens

 

From the balcony

of our vacation log house

 in Tennessee,

 we watched a sweet family of 

wild turkey hens.

  They were busy about

turkey life, I suppose.  

We could hear them

 communicating with one another

as they scurried through

 the woodlands.

Have a blessed Lord's day....Dee Dee

Photo google images

Remember The Birds

Made by 

Faith Baptist Academy

school children, 

this little bird

feeder hangs

 from a tree,

 year in

 and year 

out. 

 I've seen it piled

high with seed

and....... piled high

with snow.

Sweet mittens,

stuffed with

straw and shaped

 to hold food for the 

wild birds.

Winters a comin'

don't forget them.

Have a sweet ole' day.....Dee Dee

Lasting Memories

Of course 

we are all

 photographers

these days.

  Our phones have

 cameras,

and most of our

 electronic gadgets

do as well.

All we do is 

point and shoot 

to have

lasting memories.

I remember 

this

 fall day 

well and

how each 

element 

in the 

composition

appealed to me.

The colors

 caught 

my attention

 in the

beginning.

The wind had blown

 leaves into

all the nooks

 and crannies

 along the sidewalk.

Yellow pumpkins

 and

purple mums 

are a

perfect 

combination 

and where could

I find a 

nicer place

 to sit.

Have a sweet ole' day....Dee Dee

Out My Window This Morning

Beginning November,

 we have what

some might call,

 perfect weather.

 I opened the curtains 

this morning and

was greeted with

 gorgeous sunshine,

noticeably

splashing all over

our gorgeous

 red Hibiscus.

With temps in the 70s, 

it is now time

for winter gardening. 

 Fresh pine straw

will be placed around

 our shrubs....I

love the orange and greens 

together.

The cooler weather 

contributes to a

little more energy for me,

....and

that of course 

will be needed for my

gardening endeavors. 

 A future post

will show my efforts.

I'm glad you stopped by.....

Have a sweet ole' day....Dee Dee

Fruit Ripening

The fruit growers in Florida

are welcoming the cooler weather.

When the temp drops below 60 degrees,

as was the case last night,

the ripe oranges will turn orange.  The

ripe grapefruit will turn yellow.

Happens each year and just in

time for the holidays.

Yum.....fresh squeezed juice....

Have a sweet ole' day!  Dee Dee

November Flowers

Our hibiscus seem to love the cooler

nights.....they are producing the 

prettiest blooms....

I'm thinking this pumpkin color

most appropriate for this time 

of year....

Have a blessed day, everyone.  Dee Dee

Veterans Day

God bless our veterans. 

We thank you for your service, 

we honor you and salute you.

Bittersweet

I look forward to 

"bittersweet"

each year.....

So beautiful in fall

table arrangements

and door wreaths.

When most of the 

leaves have

 changed color and

 dropped

 to the ground, 

the 

 tangled messes of

"bittersweet vine"

can be seen.

We see very little of

this in our flower shops

here in Florida.  It is

rare and costly, having

been transported

from the northern 

states.

Fortunate are you

if you can gather this

where you live.....sigh.

Have a sweet ole' day!  Dee Dee

Seasonal Art

Sweet little paintings taken from storage.

I remember these well.  Pumpkins by the 

door...painted last Thanksgiving.  In 20ll

I painted a young boy trying to lift a rather

large pumpkin.  Perhaps I'll bring out my

pencils, brushes and watercolors soon.

Have a beautiful day....Dee Dee

Autumn Thoughts

A single leaf  has morphed

into a mum.....or so it seems.

I loved autumn, the one season of 

the year that God seemed to have 

put there just for the beauty of it.

~Lee Maynard

Have a sweet ole' day.....Dee Dee

click on image to enlarge

Palm Trees

Unless you've been 

around 

palm trees,

you wouldn't know 

their habits.  

All through the year, 

they produce large

pods, 

that break open and 

produce

an abundance of

 acorn like berries.

I think 

the whole 

procedure

 is quite beautiful, 

but as you

 can see,

 it can 

be a little messy.

Today, 

the Mister

 is scooping palm berries

from the bottom of 

our pool. 

 He is not as 

impressed

 with the habits 

of 

the palm tree

 as I am.

Hope your having a blessed and

happy Lord's day.....Dee Dee

The Night Rain

The rain awakened me

 beating against

the bedroom window pane.

 I love a night rain

 and eagerly

went to the window.

Fog had come

with the predicted storm, giving

the neighborhood an

eerie appearance.

I watched for a while as

the wind blew great 

sheets of water back

and forth.

Sleep came again easy

as I lay listening to 

natures soothing sounds.

Morning brought with it 

yet more rain, and the 

allure of

beautiful

saturated roses,

 sadly drooping beneath

a slow soft rain drizzle.

Have a blessed day.....Dee Dee

click on images to enlarge

"Mums" Is The Word

We're not the only

ones enjoying our potted 

yellow mums.

A curious lizard came real

close to getting an 

unexpected

 shower, 

when I began watering

the flowers.

 Have a beautiful day.....Dee Dee