More color creeping in.
I have an appointment to meet the county extension agent for Buncombe County on Wednesday. We’re going to figure out how to make use of my newly fledged Master Gardener training.
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It’s finally cool and not so foggy.
And the laves are beginning to show color. Just hints, for now. But, it’s officially Fall and there is visible evidence.
The hedge of Burning Bush down the road has turned enough that you can tell without having to be close for it to show, too.
The Fall Foliage Prediction Map (https://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map) doesn’t really show what’s going on when the colors are still faint.
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View from my deck at 8:09am. There are people who would look at that cell tower and think it mars the view. That tower is why we have great cell service in the mountains. AND if we were watching a post-apocalyptic movie, it would simply be an indicator of human presence nearby. So, I don’t hate it. I just see it as a kind of Tales from the Loop esthetic and I’m OK with it.
We’ve been waking up to fog every day that I’ve paid attention since we got here.
Autumn is starting to creep in. It’s only 65ºF right now and the burning bushes by the road are getting little bits of red on the edge of some of the leaves. It’s not time to bring my warm weather plants in yet. But, it is time to pay attention to nighttime temps.
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It always has.
This is the 4th time I have bought a place to live. I have never lived in a house that was brand new, although the house in Mebane had a yard that may as well have been. That was part of why I loved it. I didn’t have to wait to see what the previous owner had done before I could get my hands in the dirt.
Because I’m not sure what has already been planted here, I need to wait to see what comes up. There are clearly things that were put in intentionally. But, I have no idea what they actually are or when they will bloom or anything about them. I have planted a few bulbs I lifted from my former yard in places that I’m sure are unoccupied. And I stuck a rose campion between an azalea and the front walkway.
Waiting to see what can go where is an exercise in patience that I struggle with.
I have joined the Landscape Commitee for our HOA and the next meeting is in October. I can’t WAIT! The spaces underneath the balconies in my section are naked. Like, not even grass. I really want to talk them into seeding with native wildflowers.
Our neighbors 
Straight down from our deck In Spring, I intend to put some native bee balm in a little area in the strip in front of our parking spaces. I may put in some cardinal flowers, too. There’s a little patch between the burning bushes and a couple of azaleas to the left that already had a bitty rose and and an hydrangea blooming on the day we closed. I have already planted some callas there.
I’m not sure what I can do under the stairs in front. There are a couple of hostas there, already. They’re oddly spaced and kind of stunted. I have no idea if they were planted by the previous owners to add curb appeal or if they are actually established plants. I’d kind of like to recreate the shade garden I had started in Mebane. But, I need to see how much rain actually gets under there first. We do not have access to a garden hose for watering anything. Water goes out in a pitcher from the kitchen sink or in a bucket from the bathroom.
It is pretty dry under there. Adding before I post: We had a shower this afternoon. Made it easy to see where the rain hits and where watering may be necessary. Right under the decks doesn’t get enough to grow anything. But, half of those spaces could be seeded. And under the stairs is not really going to get much at all.
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This was my grandmother’s mantle clock. It’s older than me.
I have had it since she moved into a nursing home30 years ago. It hasn’t worked since I got it. But, I kept it anyway. And part of the not-working was not winding. Because it hadn’t been working.
Chuck tried winding it as we were packing things up and it still didn’t work.
So, yesterday I put it up in one of the cubbies in the bookshelf/wine rack/everything wall as an ornament.
It has kind of started working. It’s ticking. And it strikes on the hour and half hour. But, the strikes don’t match the time. I”m thinking about messing with it to see if I can get it regulated.
I have no clue what made it like the mountains better than the piedmont.
