fall ~

Have I mentioned how much I love this time of the year?  I think this post will qualify as a photo overload :)

Let's take a walk in my backyard.

... another tree in the yard ~

... a blue jay in the tree ~

... pretty Staghorn Sumac ... I'll have to pick some of those berry clusters ~

... a Ladderback Woodpecker  and a Nuthatch on the tree ~

... a Lesser Nuthatch in the bird bath ... notice the difference in color ... the Lesser Nuthatch has a more golden stomach and isn't as brilliant in coloring as the Greater Nuthatch.  Also notice the sunflower sprouting from the piece of driftwood; no doubt from a seed wedged in there from the nuthatches or chickadees ~

... pretty little Chickadee ~

... fly away ~ so the nuthatch can sit for a spell ~

... a little walk down the bear trail ... this path is down in the woods off  the edge of our lawn ... a path that has been there for generations ... made by the critters ... it is so worn it looks like it's man made; but it's not ... I remember my Dad pointing this trail out to me when I was just a little girl ~

 ... some Trailing Princess Pine ~

... you pull one piece and the rest will follow ~

... some regular Princess Pine ~

I'll have to pick some of this too ... it'll go great with the sumac berries ~

... and pumpkins  ... in the whiskey barrel planters beside my door ~

Thanks for taking another stroll around my yard ... Have a wonderful day!!

Until next time...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel