today, my other passion...

hubs carved this pumpkin last year. the picture doesn't do it justice.

le poodle après sa coupe aujourd'hui

my mother took these at the bronx botanical garden. aren't they cute?!?! this one was cuter with mom in the picture, but i photoshopped her out...

deciduous holly winterberry is fruiting well, but will look its best when the leaves drop. i decided to photograph it now, as the birds really like the berries and they may not last until leaf drop. pineapple sage is finally blooming. its a tender perennial here, but i always harbor hopes of a mild winter and some survival.

the dward oakleaf hydrangea in fall colors fall alliums

surely this butterfly must have been cold; is was about 50 degrees when i took this picture. mums

today i threw the ball for the dogs... the whippet is very hard to catch with my digital camera... she's just so fast... see the streak of deer spore on her neck?
the poodle can't catch her, but he does try!

hubs found this beautiful bird's nest while we cut our hedges from 8 to 4 feet tall. The nest is made of twigs and bolstered on the outside with bark from our betula nigra, or river birch.

the front steps decked out for the season... water lily colchicum blooming now...