Fallen Silver Maple Leaf

The grass in our yards is still as green as it was the day I took this photo on the morning after a massive rainstorm, about a month ago. And the white narcissus blooms from the bulbs I put in a sheltered place have withstood the overnight hard freeze. But that may all change, since all day now temperatures have been below freezing here, and tonight they may possibly plummet into the single digits, as measured on the Fahrenheit tempurature scale.

Christmas Arrivals

Freshly unpacked from the "Harry and David" shipping box, a little miniature rose plant and accompanying wrapped presents.

Hedge Berries

Across the street from the dogwood of the Thanksgiving post below, and downhill all the way, is a tangled hedge of mixed vegetation, bare of color since all the red stalks of the poke sallet were cut down by a road maintenance crew--except for these brilliant red berries, which caught the late afternoon sunlight on November 30.