Picton county

On the ferry approaching Glenora in Picton county

Christmas prep

My Frugal week

My $20 kettle

Thanksgiving weekend

Fall leaves

Outdoor work

I took one of my garden pumpkins.....

turned it on its side, added wooden "feathers" and a turkey "head", and covered the stem by tying a bandanna around the back of his head. Voila....a cute little Thanksgiving decoration for the front porch made for me by my SIL from Smith Falls a few years back. I have since copied the pattern and made one for a friend of mine. 

When did it become October?

My pink potentilla shrub blooms most of the summer right into late fall.

Frugal Friday

I am not at all sure of the name of this plant, as I got it from my SIL and she didn't know what it was. It grew on a shady side of her house and was a stunningly tall specimen. Unfortunately, when I transplanted it at my house, I put it in a sunnier location. It is easily 7  feet tall, bees love it, but the deeply lobed leaves have burned and dried. Its  leaves are not in this picture. The leaves in this photo belong to a climbing shrub which has wrapped around these tall  almost  black stems. I think the plant likes its location, but it definitely needs more moisture and perhaps a little more shade than what it gets now. My very best guess, after researching on-line, is that this is a Black Cohosh plant. It is lovely as a specimen plant at the back of the flower bed against the fence, but I have very sadly neglected the bed this summer.  

I'm back from the Jersey Shore

My perennial hibiscus. This was a wonderful surprise when I got back, as I was afraid it wouldn't have time to bloom before a hard frost. There are lots of buds on it so I hope the weather continues to be warm.