tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post6475966037581132739..comments2023-10-23T09:03:47.596-05:00Comments on Lilacs and Roses: VETERANS DAYRoses and Lilacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-91264923230729444912009-11-18T07:45:22.933-06:002009-11-18T07:45:22.933-06:00Marnie, there wasn't alot of color down here t...Marnie, there wasn't alot of color down here this year, pretty much everything just turned brown and dropped off the trees. LOLRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-78825894079163889012009-11-16T11:44:07.622-06:002009-11-16T11:44:07.622-06:00The city comes around once a week and sucks up all...The city comes around once a week and sucks up all the leaves the people rake out. We try to use our oak leaves and most of them are allowed to stay where the wind puts them. Some we mow up to fertilize the ground under trees and some are sucked up and the pieces dumped up in flower beds or around delicate shrubs or new plantings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-77522323113163517822009-11-16T09:10:22.486-06:002009-11-16T09:10:22.486-06:0038 comments! WOW! Well, it's no wonder. You...38 comments! WOW! Well, it's no wonder. Your posts are always so interesting.<br /><br />Those deer really have my curiosity up. Yes, they look like elk, but "smaller than a goat"? I agree, check with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. If they don't know, tell them they need to find out. Let us know what you discover.<br /><br />Always love your photos.CONEFLOWERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13547544109039910307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-217453621865006942009-11-15T23:09:51.861-06:002009-11-15T23:09:51.861-06:00PS I forgot to say how pretty (and dainty looking...PS I forgot to say how pretty (and dainty looking) those pink seedpods are. I'd love to have them hanging around my yard somewhere. Have a good week.Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-83904347755701294572009-11-15T23:07:26.101-06:002009-11-15T23:07:26.101-06:00Nice Veteran's Day tribute Marnie. I'll h...Nice Veteran's Day tribute Marnie. I'll have to look around and see if there's an adopt-a-soldier campaign locally. There is a long tradition of service in our family too so I'd love to support our service people. <br /><br />Sorry all your leaves are on the ground. I hate when that happens. Those tree limbs seem to be bare for way too long afterwards.<br />I never like to see the hawks at my feeders either. I just had my first one in the yard last week.<br />So what did you get at the scrapbooking store?? That interests me since I do a lot of papercrafting! I hope it was a good trip? How is the jewelry class going too? Are you still enjoying it? I keep thinking we'll see more of your creations??Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-39728612862543795052009-11-15T01:59:20.617-06:002009-11-15T01:59:20.617-06:00Your blog = love love love & love!!
Footprint...Your blog = love love love & love!!<br /><br />Footprints from the very very south part of Sweden, through....<br /><br />AgnetaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-85508970704295560822009-11-14T21:26:28.777-06:002009-11-14T21:26:28.777-06:00simply beautifully captured shot...lovely colours ...simply beautifully captured shot...lovely colours of the season!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-62654579720983274002009-11-14T17:48:56.728-06:002009-11-14T17:48:56.728-06:00Hi again Marnie I just wanted to make it clear tha...Hi again Marnie I just wanted to make it clear that my Dad served in the 2nd world war! I am not as old as I might have implied!! :)ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-85701227528218912962009-11-14T15:37:49.109-06:002009-11-14T15:37:49.109-06:00Nice tribute.
I agree using your muscles and breat...Nice tribute.<br />I agree using your muscles and breathing the fresh air is a good thing.<br />We use bags also and it's all recyclable !<br />Love the road with all the beautiful trees changing color.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-43590763408154990682009-11-14T15:22:57.616-06:002009-11-14T15:22:57.616-06:00You are so lucky to have all those leaves. Here in...You are so lucky to have all those leaves. Here in the new neighborhood with baby trees, they are hard to come by. I've grown that passion vine for the flowers, they are wonderful. It's also a host plant for fritallary butterflies. But it's trying to take over!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-82915257903830933772009-11-14T14:27:16.269-06:002009-11-14T14:27:16.269-06:00Thanks for the tribute to veterans, Marnie. We hav...Thanks for the tribute to veterans, Marnie. We have several in our family, and we can't appreciate them enough for all they do. Love the poem. I've got a window tree too.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-43500849901199784272009-11-14T07:49:23.522-06:002009-11-14T07:49:23.522-06:00A lovely tribute to the veterans Marnie. My late M...A lovely tribute to the veterans Marnie. My late Mother's uncle died in the 1st world war when he was just eighteen, such a waste...My dear late Father was called up and served in the Royal Air Force for six years, he and my Mother had only been married for a few months and many times she heard nothing of him for months on end. He saw terrible things but rarely spoke of them...<br /><br />This is a beautiful post, such a lovely photo of the Hawk. I had to look up the Euonymus as it looks so much like our native Spindleberry tree which grows in hedgerows and yes, they are related!<br /><br />The weather here is appalling, driving rain and high winds with some areas having floods. The days are so short and dark.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-60172140904798526302009-11-13T10:36:56.244-06:002009-11-13T10:36:56.244-06:00A fine tribute and autumn post, Marnie ... I'm...A fine tribute and autumn post, Marnie ... I'm sighing looking at your photos ... this has been the loveliest November ever!joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-66361817568813091382009-11-13T10:32:57.160-06:002009-11-13T10:32:57.160-06:00The lovely photos make me miss Oregon. It's a ...The lovely photos make me miss Oregon. It's a desert where I'm at and not much blooming. I do miss my fruit trees and 8 bags of leaves. I didn't care for them like the previous owner. Thank you for your words on our Veterans and soldiers. They are ridiculed everyday for giving us our freedom. My father, who passed this spring was in WWII, Navy and my great, great Grandfather was a 4 star general. My father In-law was Navy, WWII as well. Have a wonderful weekend.missbreezysboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110556166652115629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-411850658315154932009-11-13T07:34:58.054-06:002009-11-13T07:34:58.054-06:00Beautiful photos Marnie!
Before I met my husban...Beautiful photos Marnie! <br /><br />Before I met my husband he used to bag all that leafy goodness! It took a couple of years to convince him, but now he's a big advocate of using the leaves here. We have such an abundance that I don't need to 'import' them. We're both happy - the leaves make such lovely mulch for the gardens, and I loose fewer plants over the winter now. We save about $300 on bags and stickers every fall, and it's so much easier to leave the leaves where they fall on the garden. The ones in the lawn are mostly mulched where they fall. Even the ones that are picked up in the mower bag are deposited on the gardens and in the swale in the back. In the swale they add organic matter, increasing the soil's absorbency, and until they decompose, they help keep our dog's feet clean and dry so he doesn't track mud into the house. His doggy latrine is behind the swale, and it's a pain when the swale is wet and I have to wash his feet every time he goes out. My husband is now quite a fan of using the leaves as mulch. Over the fall season he used to put out a minimum of 60 bags of leaves!<br /><br />I was very curious about the deer, and did some google searches. It seems there are a few species of small deer in Illinois and Wisconsin, and one or two are native. I wonder if these might be Sika, Fallow, or Mule deer. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources might be able to identify them.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-52008359544735927262009-11-12T22:21:15.040-06:002009-11-12T22:21:15.040-06:00marnie, your first photo is so gorgeous...and the...marnie, your first photo is so gorgeous...and the last one too...i love that you have that beauty outside your window. <br />abbey and i scrapbook too...usually when the weather is bad outside. we love it. <br />happy autumn.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-59612172267325039572009-11-12T21:45:18.129-06:002009-11-12T21:45:18.129-06:00Beautiful fall foliage! The tips on the soldiers&#...Beautiful fall foliage! The tips on the soldiers' gifts are a great reminder ... we've recently looked into a all-season care package program for soldiers for this holiday -- there are so many programs to choose from, but it's worth the time to remind the troops that we support them.Cordwood Cabinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677983115653239707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-47823458551151341882009-11-12T21:05:53.616-06:002009-11-12T21:05:53.616-06:00What a beautiful post in every aspect!
Oh, today I...What a beautiful post in every aspect!<br />Oh, today I was raking leaves for compost...we take our neighbors leaves for the garden, too!Nan and =^..^=https://www.blogger.com/profile/11452734435546862503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-89323566205062841742009-11-12T12:41:48.109-06:002009-11-12T12:41:48.109-06:00I appreciate your Veteran's Day comments Ms. M...I appreciate your Veteran's Day comments Ms. Marnie. I served in the US Navy from 1973 to 1979. I was on a nuclear submarine, sonar technician. Interesting to hear all the aquatic sounds, both animate and inanimate. <br /><br />I think this is our second spell of Indian summer weather. And I "steal" curbside leaves too. ;~)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938156720914381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-49241891245615249282009-11-12T10:39:10.696-06:002009-11-12T10:39:10.696-06:00H Marnie,
first of all, thanks for the lovely tri...H Marnie,<br /> first of all, thanks for the lovely tribute. It is no small thing, what these soldiers do!<br /> I also wanted to say thanks for sharing the Frost poem, very touching. <br />And I love the bird of prey photo.<br />I snatch leaves as well. My kids always say, "Mom, do you really need another bag of leaves?" YES. I do. <br />RoseyChloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-86468815716351724352009-11-12T10:32:33.463-06:002009-11-12T10:32:33.463-06:00Loved the pic of the tree lined road. Autumn is i...Loved the pic of the tree lined road. Autumn is indeed slowly giving way to a new season.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08871445174509081095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-17030020946365016922009-11-12T07:02:37.143-06:002009-11-12T07:02:37.143-06:00What a lovely tribute to all the men & women w...What a lovely tribute to all the men & women who have served this country past & present. Fabulous photos of fall color in your area. Good idea on collecting those neatly bagged leaves from the curb. We don't bag ours here. We rake them out in piles and a truck (not me though) vacuums them up. They are taken to be composted at our city recycling center which makes wonderful compost & mulch. :)Racquelhttp://perennialgardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-30514790666470721212009-11-12T06:45:30.875-06:002009-11-12T06:45:30.875-06:00A beautiful post, Marnie! I enjoyed seeing all th...A beautiful post, Marnie! I enjoyed seeing all the sights along your way to Janesville. One of the many things I enjoy about blogging is finding new poetry. Frost is one of my favorites, but this one is new to me--I love it! <br /><br />Thank you to veterans like all your family members for the sacrifices they've made to maintain our freedom.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-24225648283792342102009-11-12T06:40:14.146-06:002009-11-12T06:40:14.146-06:00Love the photos. And as I never have enough leaves...Love the photos. And as I never have enough leaves in my own yard, I'm glad people go to the effort of bagging leaves and setting them at the curb,.... because I come along and swipe them! ;-)Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-87473013069445953452009-11-12T02:55:30.288-06:002009-11-12T02:55:30.288-06:00I am speach less !! This is so beautiful !!I am speach less !! This is so beautiful !!Unseen India Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181236800235013022noreply@blogger.com