Don't Track That Mud in the House

The finished product for Melody Lane (I hope).

Making mud pies. One needs hip boots to wade around in that stuff.

Will be glad to see the cement trucks and all the skip loaders and etc, gone.

Christmas is in the Air

People should be getting the Christmas spirit by now.

Lights are everywhere.

Can't imagine what Joseph and Mary had to go through

to find the place where Jesus could be born.

Now we celebrate many different

ways. Lights hanging from all kinds of immaginable places, wreaths handing on the doors, stars glistening and the wise men follow-ing the star.

The little red wagon loaded with pointsettias adds some

nostalgia to the season.

Will It Ever End?

Oh, to wake up at 7 AM to the sound of an enormous jackhammer

digging up the street in front of one's house.

Melody Lane, the street that goes by the front of my house,

has to be dug up, courtesy of the fire department, so the

fire engines can turn around. Four beautiful trees had to

be cut down.

Removing a tree stump is such a messy job and noisy, noisy, noisy and more noise.

 

Cover up, Its going to rain. And Thanksgiving

is only four days away.  

Report From the Tree

Well I am still here in the middle of this courtyard buiding.

I don't look too bad considering I am surrounded by steel and

concrete.

This thing, I think it is called a crane, swings around over my

head dozens of times each day. I sure hope nothing is
dropped on me.

This may turn out to be a building after all.  The third story and that is high as it is

supposed to go. Too bad, only those living here will be able to see me.  I hope they

take good care of me.                                  

                                                                   I wonder whose home this will be?

Flowers that bloom in November----at Atherton

Many flowers bloom all year long at Atherton.

Here are some of them. This is a bed of salvia.

Some of the others are very beautiful. Here are birds

of paridise, lilies, Double Delight roses, and hibiscus.

  

It is wonderful to see these beautiful
things growing in the "fall and winter"
months.

Courtyard Progress Report by the Courtyard Oak Tree. 10-20-10

I am almost surrounded, but it looks as though I
might still have an outlet.  Don't think it will last long
.\

I wonder whose home this will be?  At least it looks

like it will have some walls and windows.

Sure hope it doesn't rain.

It is Fair Day

Of course when you come to a fair, you expect

to eat, eat, eat and buy, buy buy.  There are

plenty of places to do just that. 

How about a pony ride or enjoy the petting zoo.

 There are plenty of place to browse or buy---candy

cookies, clothing, and even furniture.

A great time was had by all.