Little Ogeechee River

Back in late June when I first headed out to start using my then-new digital camera, this is one of the first pictures I tried to take but because it was on an overpass that was even heavily traveled at 5-something in the morning, it was my birthday and I didn't feel like dying on my birthday, I gave up the effort!

I think a photographer's passion really shines through when they will do anything to get a shot. Not that I claim to be a photographer or a good one at that, but I did take this shot through the driver's side window while driving which, of course, I don't recommend anyone doing because it scared the crap outta' me!

Pot

Yeah, don't I wish!

In recent years, my daughter has been very into gardening. Beans, seeds, bulbs, you name it and she just wants to see if she can grow it!

She especially liked this tiny pot

because of...well, what else would an eight year old girl who thinks she's a fashion queen be interested in?! You guessed it, the real earrings attached to the pot! She's already claimed them as her own!

A pretty fruit, not so pretty on taste

This pretty little fruit comes from a Pindo Palm and are called Pindo Dates in my part of the south. In other parts of the south, like in Florida, the tree is known as the Jelly Palm. The Pindo Palm I've linked to is not mine although it appears the dimensions of the pictured palm and the one in my backyard are fairly similar except I can't get a good shot of it at the present time for obvious reasons.

While the fruit is attractive to look at, that's pretty much all it has going for it! It is juicy and tender but tastes like poison! I know some people enjoy them, but it's definitely an acquired taste! It would probably make an interesting-tasting pie but I think I'll stick with apple!

Golden Delicious

Anyone who lives in the south knows how difficult it is to grow fruit trees of any kind. Unless you're some big Florida orange juice corporation who has the know-how and the man power to keep their product alive, no matter what the cost.

I was kind of surprised to see this apple tree in someone's front yard.


I wish the people who owned this tree would take better care of it or at least pick the fruit before it goes rotten because it should be loved and cherished and there were very few apples that weren't rotting away. I can think of many places who would want the apples if they don't want the fruit like donating them to the food bank here in town or even a local horse stable - everyone knows horse's love apples!

Magnolia

With all my photos, if you click on the picture to enlarge it, you can see more detail.

On the lagoon

I love scenes like this! I can visualize two people lazily drifting on the lagoon, enjoying peaceful time together.

What a long strange trip it's been

When I look at these mushrooms, I half expect them to be in psychedelic colors with spots on them!

Sunflower

As pretty as it is and as proud as I am of my daughter for showing an interest in gardening, I'm a bit disappointed with this Sunflower. Actually, I'm a bit disenchanted with this whole growing season. Last year, when one of the men from my former landscaper's company stole my daughter's Sunflower plant, I bought her a seed packet of Razzmatazz Sunflowers to try to make up for it which we planted this year in early spring. It read on the packet that it was okay to plant directly into the ground which we did. We have yet to see a single, solitary plant despite her religiously tending to that area. It would have been so much fun for her to look out her window each morning into the flowerbed directly below to see these glorious, colorful flowers, but no such luck. They must have been duds.

I didn't realize how many different kinds of Sunflowers there are. I was expecting this one to be the tall beauty with the full, dark center but it's not. I should have known that when this one's stem had to be supported with a stake all the way through it's growth. This variety of Sunflower doesn't have a thick, strong stalk like the dark-centered Sunflowers do which stand tall on their own. This one has a weak, curving stalk that when not supported through growth, completely droops over to one side and it's petals aren't as firm and vibrant-looking.

Anyway, it seems it's fully open or at least close to it.

Peek-a-Boo

Success!

My daughter's Sunflower plant is finally opening! And this time, I won't have to worry about one of my landscaper's men stealing it!

It will be in full bloom in another day or so and I will share a photo of this yellow-petaled beauty with y'all then.

There's a Fungus Among Us

When we first got our dog, I had no idea that him peeing on our lawn would have such an effect on our grass. He literally "burnt" a patch of grass. It grew back but in it's place is a type of mushroom I've never seen before and it's just in the area where the dog used to pee!

I wonder...if the dog's pee can grow mushrooms, do you think he can lay a golden poop?!