Goodnight Garden...

It happened,

the first hard frost

of the season set in...

 

the shady parts of the garden

sparkling in an icy frosting...

 

grab some hot cocoa and mittens

and come along...

 

dipped in sugar...

 

 

it's always sad to see the Roses go

for the year...

 

but,

 what a grand curtain call...

 



I love all the natural bokeh

in the photos...

 

all the little icy sparkles

created magic...

 



 

the Hydrangea...

 





 

fresh water

replaced ice in the bird's water bowl...

 

it looked like a hot tub

and was very popular....

 

Goodnight Garden...

 

I am joining...

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Thanks for joining me today,

stay warm...

The Garden is Quiet...

 

We have only had a few light frosts...

 

the garden is quiet,

but holding her own...

 

still full of little

 treasures to be discovered...

 

 

the trees are nearly bare...

 

 

warm and golden tones..

 

 

flowers tattered...

 

 pumpkins on the porch...

 



 

the days so short,

the shadows so long....

Roses dance

in deformed beauty...

 

ruffles and frills...

 



 

 

 

Climbing Eden

smiles down from the arbors top...

 

Anemone seeds

blowing in the wind...

 



the Koi frolic
with the floating autumn leaves...

 



 

a big pile of leaves,

makes everyone feel like a kid,

or a puppy...

 

even an old dog

gets an extra wiggle in his step...

 

the garden is quiet

and I feel that way too...

 

enjoying what nature provides...

 

 looking forward to snow :-)

 

I'll be linking up to...

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

 

Thanks for stopping by today...

The Outcasts...

 

Happy Halloween...

 

 

I thought I'd take you back

to Roslyn, WA today...

 

if you remember

we have been there twice before

here for a fall drive last week

 

and for those of you who have known me a long time

here for a trip to the cemetery...

 

Part of the charm of Roslyn is the small town appeal,

there are less than 900 residents...

 

living residents...

 

but,

what really makes Roslyn interesting are the

5000 graves!

 

19 acres,

divided into 26 separate ethnic cemeteries,

totaling 5000 graves...

 

surely a haunted place,

if ever there was one...

I believe the most prosperous

job in town
 must have been the

Monumental Mason...

 



 

all that aside,

today's bit of eerie fun happened

 when I was walking the woods behind the cemeteries

collecting pine cones...

 

there I found these two graves

alone in the woods...

 



outcasts perhaps?

 

one a simple homemade cross...

 

 

the other

 a work of art...

 



spending eternity

together,

 

alone in the woods...

 



 

 

Have a Boo-tiful Halloween...