Orchid bench

We have moved most of the orchids off the porch to this bench...they don't seem to
mind...no blooms but this is the plant growing period. I have found alot of unplanted
additions to the planters...but they make the whole effect nice until the orchid blooms
arrive.

unusual blooms - all red!

very exotic...and lasts forever. it will send out roots and make more plants for next year.



Most unusual plant...never found more than a couple open blooms...but the ant likes
it also.



I have found this lily every year but never taken a photo...

do you believe in fairies?

the small quiet places full of bright colors and musky smell of earth...





the fairies skip and dance; hidden away - under the tiny mushrooms!

rain and mushrooms

i love this time of the year...the rains come every afternoon...the
oak leaves are on the ground...and the mushrooms start to grow...

new tiny toes

new tiny toes of grandson kobe tucker - two weeks old!

remembering the later days

their lives are spent...their freshness gone...yet



their ageless beauty is to remind us of just days ago....




weathered, a little yellowed around the edges,... still soft, smooth



they are still elegant in their later days...like old southern ladies...
sipping tea, rocking on the front porch....in the shade of the oaks.

planting

to plant trees on an island nearby you have to transport the trees to the island...
we saw this boat chugging along with his load.