Fall-ish

This is the old homeplace of a family on our road. No one has lived in the house for years, but some family members still maintain the land around it. I love to take photos of this place.

Here is my first photo on this gray day. The colors were much brighter than they showed in my photo.

So I used a filter to get back to the colors I saw without the camera. But I didn't like those power lines, or the blue tarp and blue barrel. They jarred.

And the photo was crooked.

So a little editing, and I got the photo I was looking for, that captures the real essence of the place.

I took this last week, along our little watershed lake.

At home, flowers are hanging in there. Here we are in November, and no killing frost. The lantana is so colorful this time of year.

Zinnias are still blooming brightly too.

And the canna keeps blooming and blooming.

Little pinks, planted late, are bright spots of color still.

And snapdragons I planted in the Spring are hanging in there. I wish these were perennials!

Hydrangeas in hairnets! At least the deer didn't eat them. They did eat most of the leaves, and some blooms before I put the nets on. These beauties are fading now.

One big begonia is still thriving. I may bring this one inside this winter.

Things are looking pretty tidy in the cellar. This is just one small section. It is nice to go in there and see all these neat rows of good food.

Tomorrow is election day, and we'll be going in to cast our votes, then wait to see what the results will be. In this deep red state, I don't expect any changes on the local level unfortunately.  But I am hopeful that other, more forward-looking states, will vote for a change.

And after voting, it's open mic night! A lady is stopping by to drop off a quart of sorghum molasses made by her father, a rare thing these days. I am thankful to see some of the old ways still survive.

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