As this is our first summer on Copper Ridge, Tom and I are having fun watching what comes up around us. For the last week or so, the day lilies have been blooming on the bank across the road and all around our mailboxes.
There's a bit of crape myrtle (I think) mixed in with the lilies and the purple and orange really look pretty together. In this picture you can see the Carter's carport and a little bit of Charlie's house.
This is our view from the LaZboys....you can see why we seldom get up. We can watch the lilies, listen to the roosters, and every now and then a car goes by, just to liven things up.
We've enjoyed all the blooms this spring and summer, but I have to say, so far nothing beats these lilies. Of course, the fact that we can enjoy them with our feet propped us, is a big point in their favor.
Now and then we have to get up, either to let the dogs out, or to fetch another glass of sweet tea from the kitchen. And the side door and one of the kitchen windows overlook the porch and our little grape arbor which is just outside the fence. It looks like we might have some grapes.
When my family lived in Thomasville, PA, there was a large grape arbor in the backyard. The grapes were way over my head and I had to have Daddy cut them for me. It was a cool and shady place for most of the summer, but when the grapes started to ripen, it was a haven for bees. This was a large arbor and it produced a lot of grapes, far more than we could eat or give away, and I remember very well the "winey" odor that the grapes on the ground gave off. Every time I look at our little grape arbor, I'm reminded that I've come home again.
There's a bit of crape myrtle (I think) mixed in with the lilies and the purple and orange really look pretty together. In this picture you can see the Carter's carport and a little bit of Charlie's house.
This is our view from the LaZboys....you can see why we seldom get up. We can watch the lilies, listen to the roosters, and every now and then a car goes by, just to liven things up.
We've enjoyed all the blooms this spring and summer, but I have to say, so far nothing beats these lilies. Of course, the fact that we can enjoy them with our feet propped us, is a big point in their favor.
Now and then we have to get up, either to let the dogs out, or to fetch another glass of sweet tea from the kitchen. And the side door and one of the kitchen windows overlook the porch and our little grape arbor which is just outside the fence. It looks like we might have some grapes.
When my family lived in Thomasville, PA, there was a large grape arbor in the backyard. The grapes were way over my head and I had to have Daddy cut them for me. It was a cool and shady place for most of the summer, but when the grapes started to ripen, it was a haven for bees. This was a large arbor and it produced a lot of grapes, far more than we could eat or give away, and I remember very well the "winey" odor that the grapes on the ground gave off. Every time I look at our little grape arbor, I'm reminded that I've come home again.
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