Peggy C's photos with the keyword: 4 PiP

LEAFLESS BRANCHES OF THE WHITE ASH TREE - REACHING TOWARD PUFFY CLOUDS - IN A NORTH CAROLINA SKY - OF BLUE - 4 PiP - JANE MAGNOLIA NEXT DOOR

THE HARDNESS OF GRANITE FRAMED BY FLOWERS OF GREEN YELLOW WITH A TOUCH OF BROWN FEW WEEDS TOSSED IN BY MOTHER NATURE OVER AT CITY PARK 4 PiP

and her paintbrush have been very busy - shades of red - gold - yellow - greens in the process of turning - a beautiful time of year - in the Old North State - North Carolina - 4 PiP -- last one blew up to the car window

a North Carolina blue canvas sky - makes a wonderful backdrop - for Fall Flowers [ aka - Leaves of color ] - taken around town - at the grocery parking lot - behind houses - wherever seen - 4 PiPs

A Dark Swallowtail (f) next door on a Buddleja 4 PiP

[ Papilio glaucus ] Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - m - enjoying nectar of the Buddleja en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddleja thanks to my Dear Neighbor for planting this beauty ! - 4 PiP -

Spring in North Carolina ... lots of rain .. ** 4 Notes ** © All Rights Reserved

can seem quite different - depending on where it is placed .. next to where the Sunflower Mural was being painted .. 4 PiP © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

All these out front .. In Garden of Surprises .. PiP in upper L corner of each one .. Turk's Cap .. and Bonanza .. The only ones with "proper" names .. There is a limit to searching .. So, She-Who-Digs-In-The-Dirt .. Names them ! Have had a Bloomin' Good Year ! --EXPLORE-- © All rights reserved

N ot M y G arden A visit to view Bob-The-Gardner and his beauties this year .. Love to see other talented Souls who Dig-in-The-Dirt and what is blooming ! Red Columbine (Aquilegia) .. PiP 1 and 3 Tall Bearded Iris PiP 2 Siberian Iris PiP 4 --EXPLORE--

- right on schedule - Gold Digger - is that their 'proper name'? - for me, yes - do know that all the Iris in the Garden of Surprises are Heritage Iris - any names usually come from 'She-Who-Dogs-In-The-Dirt' © All rights reserved - 4 PiP Left corner each photo -

Season colors - 1- Clematis (Kardynal Wyszynski) - tricked into blooming by very warm temps 2- Dogwood with a leaf over a nest 3- Down the road, Canadian Geese visit yearly [ there is a large pond also ] 4- Carpenter Bee on the few False Sunflowers left - 4 PiP - © All Rights Reserved

TheViceroy butterfly is smaller in size than a Monarch; has a darker orange color and shows a black line that crosses the hindwing. This bright surprise topped off a sunshine day [ that we probably won't see again for awhile ] - If Florence has her say - One good thing about living in Florida so many years - Had Hurricane-prep down to a science ! Just thought I might not have to do it in North Carolina - Ha - Surprise - surprise -- Got the staples - Got each other - Books - playing cards and other things pre-computer ! Now, do not plan on not having power, but that is beyond my control - If you don't see me for a few days - Check NOAA - See if they were correct and Flo came right on top of us ! Oh, got plenty of wine - Mr C can have the water :) -- EXPLORE -- © All rights reserved - 4 PiP -

Day Lily #3 - Her 'proper' name really is Bonanza - Hot day - But so much beauty - ** 4 PiP across the top ** 1 - Tawny (in the Garden of Surprises) bed 2 - Winsome Lady (also in Garden of Surprises) 3 - Bonanza .. different view, but same bloom (same flower bed) 4 - Tawny .. totally different area under Dogwood trees ** © All rights reserved -- EXPLORE --

Daydreaming - Only a solo here - But all around the Dogwood trees are bursting with color ! © All Rights Reserved * 4 PiP starting on Left across the top * EXPLORE

The Mountain Trip of 2017 was wonderful .. Yet not quite as colorful as the leaves discovered in a parking lot .. At the grocery store .. Never know where ... But beauty is all around .. We have to keep searching .. © All Rights Reserved .. 4 PiP .. There is something about Autumn that wakes up our senses and reminds us to live ... - quotegram.com