Long may she wave no matter the weather. . .

Today we will begin our Veterans Day celebration with a parade, followed by a special ceremony at the VA cemetary. I hope to attend both. The weather is not going to be suitable for the parade but it will go on rain or shine just as the Veterans served our country and deserve this recognition. November 11th will officially be Veterans Day.

Cactus on fence corner

I was out on a walk and spotted this in a neighbor's yard. Nice decorative corner -- I am just wondering how it manages in the snow when winter comes. . .

Silhouettes in the sky . . .

It was a beautiful day last week when I captured these tall trees.

Growing an Avocado plant . . .

When Katney and Martha and their hubbies and I went camping last summer, they had an avocado for part of the recipe in one of our cookouts. I had heard of people rooting the big seed for a plant so I asked to keep it which they gladly gave me. After another day of camping, I brought it home and rigged up a glass to hold part of the big seed immersed in water and the rest in the air. I used a couple items I found in my utensil drawer including a Easter egg dipper (used when coloring eggs for Easter) and a flat green plastic item I have no idea what use it might be for -- I probably got it at a Tupperware party or something. Anyway, it worked holding the seed half in the water and half above it.

I left it there for what seemed forever, and kept refilling the water in the glass to the top. One day, the seed split on the bottom and roots started to grow! They got very long. YES, I forgot to take a photo of them! Then I transferred the plant to a tall glass vase. After awhile, the seed started sprouting on the top and that's when I knew I had something serious in front of me actually growing into a beautiful plant.

I guess I should look it up on the internet and see if I am supposed to plant it or if it will keep growing in just water. Isn't it pretty?


If you are wondering why the stem is so crooked it is because the plant was looking for light. I have no windows in my kitchen where I started rooting this BUT finally got wise and moved it closer to the window in my living room.

NOTE: I just found out on Google that my plant has to be planted out of doors in the spring!!!!!!! I am so disappointed. I was hoping for another house plant. I will be able to plant it and keep it indoors in a big pot until then. I hope it doesn't die on me. Maybe it will look nice in a big pot on our single balcony on the 8th floor where I have an apartment?

This is my life as I see it this week. Please join Gypsy Lala at "Life as I see it."for her weekly meme.

Halloween clouds . . .

I had a funeral service to go to on Halloween and then ran to the store and when I came out of the store, these "ghost whisper" clouds met my view so of course I had to capture them with my camera. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. The funeral had nothing to do with Halloween -- the oldest member of our church died and was being buried on Reformation Day which was pretty appropriate for a Lutheran!

I just CLICKED on the photo to enlarge it and I was surprised with such detail of the tree branches and clouds! You might enjoy it also.

Autumn still using her paintbrush . . .

We continue to be blessed with an Autumn palette. . .

Flowers hanging around in Autumn . . .