Tag Archives: fall

Missouri Botanical Gardens

Last Tuesday 6 of us went to the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis.  It was a beautiful, sunny day, warm enough for short sleeves and no jackets.  Here are some of my favorite pictures from that afternoon.   Since … Continue reading

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Red oak leaves

I have been spending an hour or more every day moving flowers around in my beds for weeks now, almost every day since it rained.  Yesterday I decided I was finished.  I had a few stray iris, etc. left over, … Continue reading

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Fall is coming!

When we went to town on Thursday, I noticed that some of the trees were starting to get some nice color.  Then today we went down to watch one of our grandsons play soccer and saw a row of trees … Continue reading

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Plant with red leaves

I still have a mystery plant.  Someone suggested that it was Engelman’s Ivy or Virginia Creeper, but I don’t think so.  Here are a few more pictures that I took on Sunday.       This plant has leaves in … Continue reading

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Sunday in the country

Took my camera out for a walk this afternoon.  It’s late for most wild flowers, and it has been so dry, that I wasn’t sure I would find anything picture-worthy.  See what you think. I find several of these small … Continue reading

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Tea Dyed Scarf on Etsy

Here’s the tea dyed scarf that I listed on Etsy today. More fall colors and lots of vintage denim went into this scarf, which is very similar to one a made a couple of day ago.  I really have a … Continue reading

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Rag quilted scarf

I finished this rag quilted scarf last night and got it listed on Etsy this morning.  I’m still thinking about how the fringe should be made and if the four patch squares should be stitched together and then quilted.  Time to … Continue reading

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Flowers and quilts

It has been way too hot to spend any time outside this week.  I did go out late one evening, but only got one good photograph of my tiger lilies.  The heat and dry weather are taking their toll on … Continue reading

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Another cloudy day in the country

It had been rather cool and cloudy all day today, mostly just grey and boring. I had been downstairs sewing, so I didn’t know what was going on outside, so I had to grab my camera when I saw this … Continue reading

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Cloudy fall day in the country

Another dip into the archives. Had to be at work today at 7:00 am, so I didn’t take any photos then, although if I would have grabbed my camera this morning, I could have taken some shots of a group … Continue reading

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