strawberry bush love

this is strawberry bush...........

also known as "hearts a bustin" (for obvious reasons).



one of my favorite fall shrubs.



the red and orange seed pods are spectacular and can not be ignored.



they just scream "look at me, look at me!"




check out that color! hello mama.



you must drink in all that intensity before the seed pods drop and winter creeps closer.

wonderful in the garden...

and fantastic in floral bouquets (i took this photo a month ago before the seed pods opened up).

love it!

autumn is so bittersweet and fleeting........

please take the time and go outside and play!

but before you do, join other outdoor wednesday bloggers at

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full moon and a cute scarecrow

i took this full moon picture in downtown nashville on saturday night...inspired by julie at

http://beingruby.blogspot.com/2009/10/to-moon-alice-oct-2009-black-white.html

you must check out her always fantastic blog (she has a thang for full moons).

yes, i said thang...hey, i live in the south.

and now for something completely different...

this little scarecrow gets my vote for cutest ever!!

i spotted him at the local botanical gardens where they have a yearly scarecrow contest.

i love how the Nashville Zoo participants used stacked meerkats as the theme!

is that not the cutest, most creative, not scary scare crow ever?

peek a boo!

the hands crack me up!

love it!!

well, i am off to the studio to work on my latest painting...

must be the cooler, shorter days making me want to stay inside and create...

it feels really good and i must take advantage of this feeling......

fall fun

there is a definite change in the air...mornings are cool and crisp...and i love it!

i am so pleased with the growth of the new Jessamine vines i planted, two months ago, to grow up the columns. this is a cross between Carolina and Swamp Jessamine (evergreen and blooms in spring). sorry, can't recall the name, but it sure seems happy!

the creeping ficus vine (fig) across the front of the steps is an idea i saw in Charleston.

i've been slowly pulling out more autumnal decor...

i like to ease into the seasons...

little leaves have fallen on the front porch.


stacked punkins.

crows nesting in the bird cage.


back porch bouquet.



and three of my watercolor paintings which were inspired from magazine photos... oh, how i miss Country Home magazine!

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p.s. i realize that my posts have been going back and forth between fall and beachy. well, that is my typical Pisces personality...two fish swimming in opposite directions!

i don't know what i'll be posting next, but i promise it will be

easy on the eyes........and hopefully, inspiring!

seaside, florida

this is seaside...


a beach side community in the panhandle of florida (near to where we vacationed).


you may remember this community from the movie The Truman Show, starring Jim Carey.



i love, LOVE to visit here and can't get enough of the cheerful, sunny beach houses , picket fences and quaint little art galleries and shops.


grab a mimosa, put on your most comfy flip flops and enjoy the tour...

aahhhh...

paradise.

please visit Barbara Jacksier and other waterside wednesday bloggers for beachy fun at http://barbarajacksier.blogspot.com/search?q=

and stop by a southern daydreamer for outdoor wednesday at

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