Just a little Christmas spirit to (Yule) tide us over

Haven't had much time to post because of a gazillion projects, including one BIG one, so just a little Christmas, right this very minute...

Yikes!!! What happened???

Two weeks ago, this was the view from my bedroom window. It was an autumn filled with glorious color.

Yesterday morning, this was the view from my bedroom window...

We only had a couple of inches here, but there were power outages because it was a heavy wet snow mixed with sleet and it coated the leaves that were still clinging to the trees, causing them to topple and bring down power lines. Just a short distance away, in the Pocono Mountains, one area recorded 20 inches of the white stuff!!! Last winter was pretty mild. Makes you wonder about this winter!

September 11, 2008

God Bless America

The Last Rose (Gladiolus?) of Summer

Yesterday...yes, September 5th...this beauty decided to honor us with her presence. As an after thought, I planted a handful of gladiolus bulbs very late in the season and I didn't think that they would have enough time to bloom, but they're fooling me, and they couldn't have arrived at a better time. I've been in a funk lately and this little lady and her sisters are helping to snap me out of it. I stuck support stakes in when they were planted, but so far haven't needed them. Of course after 21 days with no rain, we're finally going to get a drenching tomorrow, and I'll probably be out there during the deluge to check on them. I'd be really peeved, except we desperately need the rainfall.

The other 5 are ready to pop! Here's hoping they pull through.