Fall Mums

Fall mums, Cooperstown New York.

Guard well your spare moments.

They are like uncut diamonds

Discard them and their value will

never be known. Improve them

and they will become the brightest

gens in a useful life.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Think on this. Blessings Dee Dee

The Gathering

We had our family "Gathering"  this spring, on an l800's  farm, belonging to our daughter and her very large family.  It's located in upstate New York, nestled in the Adirondack mountains. I have no words to describe the beauty there. We came together for a brief time and discovered what it means to be related. The children found uncles, aunts and cousins.  The men and boys enjoyed skeet shooting and the women folk never lacked for conversation.

We used old tables left in one 

of the three barns on the farm.

Wildflowers for the tables....the

meadows were covered with them.

White birch tree is leafing out...

Early spring on the farm. The lilacs were

just budding out in the picture. The gathering

took place in this meadow near the barn.

We've moved from Florida back to our 

beloved town in South Carolina.  My postings

will be about my southern life now and time

spent on the farm in the Adirondacks.

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Lantana

Beginning to bloom, are sweet Lantana.

From all indications, spring is right around

the corner, here on the Gulf Coast of  Florida.

I'm hoping winter stays a good while longer,

as it offers coolness for outdoor activities.

Good blessings for your day! ~Dee Dee

Bird Watching/Photography

On a recent

outing to 

Honeymoon Island,

Florida, I had 

good fortune.

An Osprey sat high

on the branch in a

lone pine tree.

Enjoying the moments....Dee Dee

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Golden Maple Leaves

Upstate New York

during the fall of the year.

Blessings.....Dee Dee

Fall Images

Bittersweet

Fall collage, Florida style.