These are photos of our yard taken today, not last October! I'm very thankful that I do not live in Texas where they are having terrible floods, or in Boise, Idaho where it was supposed to be about 105 today, but it's plenty hot and dry here. These leaves seem to be from one tree--a tulip poplar on which about half of the leaves have turned yellow. We don't know if it is stressed by the lack of rain or if something else is wrong with it. It's a very large tree, which we would hate to lose because it helps sheild us from the neighbor's backyard. We live in a subdivision with houses all around, but because we have some tall, mature trees, we have a nice feeling of privacy from late spring to the middle of fall. DH called a tree service today to see if they had an arborist who could come out and take a look at it. We are still waiting for a return call.
Meanwhile, here is a photo of Harry enjoying the very brief snow we had this past winter. He looks pathetic, but we really didn't make him stay out there! With his hair, he enjoys cold weather. Poor guy; today we took him and Meg to the vet and the car was so hot; I felt so sorry for him. The vet is close so the car was just starting to cool down when we got there. We found out that Meg had gained 10 lbs. since January! She's not fat, but she's not as active as she used to be and she is looking a little thicker through the waist (it happens to all of us!).
"Mom, can I have a fish for dinner? They're supposed to be good for you!"
2 comments:
It's the same here! Trees are turning yellow and I have a dark brown willow tree. It's been a strange summer.
Harry looks so funny sitting in the snow - he was probably quite comfy with that coat he wears.
At least Meg has a waistline! I don't, and neither does my Bella!
A lot of drying occurred here in June when we were gone. It's been cooler since, but we haven't had any downpours.
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