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.

Getting Ready—for the fair

Getting ready for one of the biggest days of the year
at Atherton's Country Fair. The two or three days
before require a lot of work for our maintenance and
grounds crew. Of course several people in the
background have been working for months.

These pictures show some of the
preparation—setting up canopies,
tables, chairs, serving tables and etc.
It is really a "fair" day.

Gardeners Par Excellence

Our head gardener here that keeps our grounds looking so

spic and span.

Two of our gardeners. In all
fairness I must explain, they
are only leaning on their tools
to pose for the picture. Other-
wise they are busy trimming

bushes and pulling weeds.

These guys look very tired. That's because it is the end
of their day. Looking forward to a hot shower, a good meal, and
an evening of rest.

They do their share in keeping Atherton looking

so beautiful.

The lamp

 

A couple months ago, I was just an ordinary lamppost lighting up the

night so no one would stumble and fall. And now look.

Someone came along and said "You need a fire hydrant
here." After digging up all the flowers and concrete, that
yellow thing was installed. To make sure we could see
it, the four yellow post were put up. Now I light up the
fire hydrant very well. Oh well -- go figure.

The Courtyard Cont.----

Now things are really beginning to happen. The first
of the walls went up today, Sept.7, 2010.