Halloween At the Campground

Well we had a great Halloween at the campground visiting our niece and nephew....all the kids where dressed in costume and the place was a frenzy with trick or treaters. The campground owner is very organized and sent out groups of kids in intervals with chaperons. It was great fun to see them come and seek out a sweet treat. We decorated as just about everyone did...what a wonderful time for families...kudos to a campground facility that respects and honors a good time for families in an organized safe environment.A sign pointing the way our campsite.

Trick or treaters of all ages received something for their candy collection!

All sorts of characters turned out!

How cute is this little bumble bee!!!!!

These cuties dressed up as gold diggers....now that is a blast from the past....

"Dorothy" made an appearance....we never did see the Great Oz....

Our nephew Randy came as a fireman...you can count on Randy to always save the day!

Another group of trick or treaters making their way around the campground.

Some of our decorations....

Kids looking for a sweet treat....

Everyone received a treat...no tricks or pranks were pulled this day...

Gruesome props...

Even the fortune teller made an appearance....

Care for an apple my darling??????

Junior campground staff making the rounds in their decorated golf cart....

Two cuties returning in after a hard afternoon of trick or treating...our nieces Natalie "Scooby Doo" and Emily "Dora the Explorer" had a great time....

Our huge cauldron of candy....

Spooky decorations.....

Family relaxing at the campsite...it doesn't get better than this ...a nice campfire going, coffee brewing and the kids off somewhere getting lots of candy....

My husband dressed as a hippie....tye dye lives on!!!!! It's the afro that makes me want to roll on the floor laughing....he is a good sport...


We handed out a lot of candy...saw some fabulous costumes and had a lot of good laughs....all in all it was a great day...

Elizabeth

Fall Colors

Yesterday my husband took a walk around our property...he took loads of pictures. The colors around the pond are absolutely breath taking. Leaves are falling so walking is a shuffle through piles of leaves and the crunch is something you only hear in the fall.



This is a shot of the peninsula and the bench we keep over there. There are cranberries over behind the bench which we hand pick. Loads of princess pine covers the ground as well. We have flags hung along the road on the trees.

This is a gorgeous down the pond sight. These two trees are a glorious red.

Looks like this bird ignored the sign we have posted.


This is a great shot across the cove to our day cabin on our little island.

A couple of pictures of our peninsula from different angles.

A nice view down the pond from our island.

The road leading home...year round house on the right and the pond, island, and day cabin on the left...

A great old rock with moss growing in the cracks.

A quiet look at the pond.

A curve in the road with loads of ferns on the shoulders.

The sky's reflection made the leaves colors even more brilliant.

We call these the wedding trees. This is where we got married. We stood between these trees with our family and friends around and made our vows. Later we had a clambake and a live country western band...it was a great day. Kids swam and rowed the boats around....everyone dressed casually...no fuss...

Simply beautiful!

The dock to the cove.

Path at the far end of the island that leads to the wedding trees....

An old fish sign we found and hung on the day cabin...the name of our island is The Isle of Capri hence the sign that hangs under the fish....

Fallen leaves and a wonderful reflection....

A quiet spot to sit on the island....

Old cement steps to the cove and another spot to sit and contemplate life.....

Resident elf...this guy watches over things from a high spot on the island...


We are so fortunate to live in New England...the changing seasons provide us with so many beautiful things to see and experience each and every day....

Elizabeth

"Elegant Skeleton Centerpiece"

The glitter glue has dried and the bones look marvelous! This Martha Stewart craft project is so cool! To make pile a of bones and skulls look elegant is quite a transformation...because a skull is sort of creepy to begin with...but the glitter seems to take the creepiness away...

Had to do the glittering in two steps and let the bones dry overnight but it was well worth the time...I laid the bones on a bed of spaghnum moss and arranged the bones on a vintage glass dome covered pastry server. I think it looks great...we placed some bottles around with MS vintage looking labels and it just adds a little to the eye appeal.

Below are some photos of the finished project...my husband took all different angles trying to get the sparkle...

BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Elizabeth

Autumn is Here

Well the air is chilly, the leaves are turning colors, the sun is brilliant, the daylight comes later and the evening is coming sooner...autumn is definitely here. Early morning temperatures have been in the upper 30's this week so yesterday I moved all the plants in the greenhouse...begonias, Boston fern, topiaries, agapanthus and agave to name a few....I was surprised the Christmas cactus was laden with big big pink buds...now in the greenhouse it will really push. I took a few pictures that show the garden is waning...perennials are dying back and shrubs are bearing berries for the birds to enjoy...grasses are going to seed and the birds love it. Squirrels are dashing about gathering acorns and bearing them everywhere. Even the Eastern White Pine tree's needles are turning yellow...one doesn't think about pines turning color in the fall but they do right along with the oaks, maples and all others.
I planted a few mums and flowering cabbage just to give a fall touch to the garden.
Pretty mum in an antique granite urn...there is a matching one on the other side of the bench. You can see that the oriental lilies are fading...I cut it back about 1/3 in August and soon I will cut it back more...
Look at these acorns...they are thick this year...we haven't had this many in years...sure makes the squirrels happy.

Another shot of the acorns...
Some cabbage and mini pumpkins mixed with the boxwood in the old cement urns....
The lily of the valley has gone to seed around the old oak tree...I never planted these flowers...they found their way here a few years ago and completely surrounded the base of the oak and look lovely as if planned to be there.
Wonderful toad lily plant...these are marvelous fall "gifts"...just when all else is going to sleep these flowers pop out...orchid like flowers line the branches and are a treat to look at.
Closer look at the toad lilies.

Blue hydrangeas turn the most gorgeous antique blue-green in the fall...this photo truly does not do this flower color justice...the white annabelle hydrangeas go to a mauve-green and are equally as lovely...

So autumn is here and it is a very welcome sight....

Elizabeth