2023

FROM GREEN TO RED DOGWOOD LEAVES WILL SOON DRIFT DOWN TO THE EARTH YET COME SPRING GREEN LEAVES AND WHITE FLORAL BEAUTIES SHALL ADORN THESE BRANCHES HAVE A GOOD REST OVER WINTER, MY FRIEND page 6 on 10/20/2023 in the Gallery

TOWARD A NORTH CAROLINA SKY - OF BLUE AND CLOUDS DRIFTING BY - THE TOPS OF OUR CREPE MYRTLES - STILL IN BLOOM - THEY ARE ABOUT 50 FT HIGH - WHEN A MAN FROM THE AGRICULTURE AGENCY CAME BY - HE STOOD - ADMIRING THEM - "THEY MIGHT GET TO 70 FT, BUT THAT IS IT. AGREE WITH YOU, LET THEM GROW - JUST TRIM AT THE BASE." WE HAVE 3 HEALTHY LADIES MYRTLE ! [ SHOT TAKEN ACROSS THE ROOF OF OUR HOME ]

BITS OF A WEB .. HERE AND THERE .. SHOULD HAVE KEPT TRACK OF HOW MANY BLOOMED .. FOR A FLOWER THAT IS "A HEAVY FEEDER" .. I WALK BY BY .. WAVE AND SAY HAVE A BLOOMIN' DAY .. THE SUN AND RAIN DO ALL THE REST.. I'M THE PHOTOG! 2 PiP

FALL FLOWERS ARE LEAVES OF COLOR - DOGWOOD WITH RED BERRIES - 1PiP

SINCE THE CLEMATIS WAS TAKING OVER THE MAILBOX AND THE SUPPORT - AGAIN FIGURED I WOULD TRIM KARDYNAL WYSZNSKI A BIT - HAD ALL MY GEAR TOGETHER - BUT, WHEN I GOT STARTED - IT WAS BLOOMING - ONLY ONE - BUT THIS IS THE LATEST IT HAS BLOOMED - JUST DID A BIT SO WE WOULD STILL GET - OUR JUNK MAIL - TALKED TO HIM, THE LADYBUG AND NUMNEROUS BEES - DECIDED THE TRIMMING WAS DONE. 1PiP

OUR FALL / AUTUMN TREE WITH A TOUCH OF HALLOWEEN FOR GOOD MEASURE! 2 PiP

THE DAMAGED ROAD IS BEING REPAIRED/PATCHED - MUST SAY THEY ARE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB - THE DEVELOPER PAYS FOR THIS PER STATE OF NC LAW - HE ISN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR PAVING THE ENTIRE STREET - SINCE "HE DIDN'T DAMAGE THE ENTIRE ROAD" - PER A CITY EMPLOYEE WHO WAS BY CHECKING ON THE PROGRESS - I ASKED HIM "WHAT COMES AFTER THE 'PATCH JOB" - HE SAID IT WOULD GO ON THE CITY CALENDAR PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. - THE CITY WOULD PAVE OUR ROAD and YES, THE CITIZENS GET THE BILL. HE SAID, "I'M ONE OF THE LOWEST ON THE TOTEM POLE, BUT IF I WERE YOU - I'D TAKE THOSE PICTURES YOU'RE TAKING TO THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING". MIGHT NOT GET ANYWHERE, BUT IT WILL BE ON RCO0RD - PERIOD. NOW, FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT THESE ON A VIDEO - THINK I'LL GIVE MY SON A CALL -- THAT IS RIGHT UP HIS ALLEY! WILL PUT MORE UP LATER OF THE FINISHED PROJECT - THEY WERE BACK TODAY [ WEDNESDAY ] WORKING THEIR WAY UP THE STREET. 2 PiP

- THINGYS ABOVE DOGWOOD BRANCHES - GREEN LEAVES TURNING - IT WAS QUIET - AS THE CLOUDS FLOATED BY (I KNOW THEY AREN'T PUFFY THINGYS, BUT A FRIEND IN GERMANY CALLED THEM THAT YEARS AGO - AND IT HAS STUCK WITH ME) 2 PiP

SOUTHERNSTYLE - COMPLTE WITH YELLOW 'CAUTION' TAPE - AT THE END OF MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVE - 2 CONES ARE ON THE CONCRETE POURED - AFTER THE CITY DUG OUT THE END OF SAID-DRIVE - FILLED WITH DIRT - FILLED WITH CONCRETE - SMOOTHED OUT - FOLLOWING DAY - BACK OUT TO FILL THAT BLACK AREA BETWEEN THE CONES - IF THAT ISN'T A _________________ PATCH JOB - THEN I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE. JUST HELP THEM IF THEY THINK - THEY WILL GET AWAY WITH 'PATCHING OUR ROAD' LIKE THAT - THEY AINT SEEN UPSET PEOPLE -- Y E T !