Sweet Gum With A Twist

In the South Sweet Gum trees are plentiful.

I shot these photos off a very high deck that is almost in the tree canopy.

I had to play with the oddly almost alien like sweet gum balls on my editing program.

The edited version.

The original.

The edited version.  Neon baby!

The original.

I am linking with A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday.

grace surrounds us

Olive



Old Chimney

I drive by this old brick chimney often when traveling between houses. I like that it is majestic and the last part of the house that is standing.

Close by it is an old shack of sorts. I crept up to it, past the "No Trespassing" sign to take these photos.

Joe will get me out of jail if I get in big trouble taking pictures with my wee little camera.

If I could I would roam the Southern landscape all the time. These chimneys and old shacks are fading fast.

I am joining A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday.

grace surrounds us

Olive

~little church~

On one of my now not so daily walks I was delighted to discover this little church by the side of a gravel road. It is a scale model made by the father of the man who owns the house in the background. I am told he places it by the gravel road every Christmas and hangs a star above it. The star is barely detectable in two of the photos. I love small country churches and photograph them all the time.
Edited: Some of my readers this morning and CC's grandmother did not realise this was a tiny church. Tiny as in doll house size. Perhaps 18 to 24 inches tall. Olive does not wish to confuse.

 I went kind of crazytown in Picnik today. That is the only snow we will see. For my friends in the Great Britain I know you are covered with snow and are having travel issues for the holiday. I do wish you safe travels and pray for your safety.

I am linking with A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday.

grace surrounds us

Olive

olive and joe driving around the mountains

Joe and I drove around north Georgia and western North Carolina last week and he indulged my interest in photography. This farm house with a stone chimney is so pretty. We both love stone features on a house.

This gorgeous red berry shrub caught my eye.

Gourds hanging on a porch.

Hand made canoes at a North Carolina flea market.

A totem pole at the flea.

We really liked the North Carolina flea market Kadie and her husband took us to. There were many sellers with vintage and antique items and not much new stuff. The prices were fair. I bought nothing for myself except a book and Joe a small vintage tool. I am behaving! Tightening the budget we are! Joe bought me a beautiful modestly priced painted tray which I did not photograph but will later perhaps.

I am linking with Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday.

grace surrounds us
Olive



I Finally Got a Hummer!

We were given a hummingbird feeder at our June yard sale and we were unaware of what joy they would bring to us.

I have been trying to get a decent photo of one of them for awhile with my extremely slow point and shoot camera.

We have expanded to two large feeders and two mini feeders. The hummers love the mini’s.

If you have never fed hummingbirds please try it next April and you will be surprised at how fun they are. They are about to migrate south for the winter.

We started with two hummers and now have about ten or twelve! I stood on a landscape timber for a long time to get this grainy photo. Regardless. I am happy with it.

These little buggers are fast and very aggressive. They fuss when I change out the feeders.

I am linking with A Southern Day Dreamer for Outdoor Wednesday.

grace surrounds us

Olive

The Alley

This is an oddly cool alley in a town near our old house. It has a nail care business and this gal really keeps the outside of her shop looking swell. Note the staircase. Curvy baby.

Her little garden area is lush and tropical.

Just a few yards down from this shop is the most gorgeous shabby door. I want it. Lovely scroll work.

We had our daughter’s senior picture taken in front of this door. The picture is one of my favorites. I wish the owner would do something about this door before it rots from water damage. I do not know this woman who owns this shop with the curvy staircase, window, and garden but I like her spirit. She could write a blog I imagine.

I am linking with A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday. Please visit the others for more outdoor beauty.

grace surrounds

Olive

Schrooms, We Got Em

We have had numerous afternoon thunderstorms recently. The result of which is our yard is finally somewhat damp and literally covered in mushrooms. They started small and at the time I took photos were the size of saucers.

The neighbors are probably convinced I am a certified loon as I crawled all over the front yard snapping photos of these cuties on my abdomen.

Enjoy our schrooms

 

 

 

 

The above photo was taken by Joe. Thanks bunches sweetie. I am linking with A Southern Daydreamer for the Outdoor Wednesday link party.

 

grace surrounds us

Olive

Outdoor Wednesday

This is my first Outdoor Wednesday at A Southern Day Dreamer.

Our crepe myrtle by our deck is blooming now and we see it every time we are in the kitchen. The hummers have feeders stationed in this myrtle. It is a very busy tree.

 

The next two images are of a fuzzy Jew and a mother-in-law plant on our deck. The fuzz reminds me of cobwebs. This plant grows rapidly. I have since planted it in the ground. It roots easily.

 

My Aunt Vera always had a mother-in-law’s plant on the porch when I was a child and I think of her when I walk by this one. I bought it from a charming older lady who could talk up a storm! The price was one dollar.

Please visit the others at Outdoor Wednesday for more beautiful outdoor images.

grace surrounds us

Olive