tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post2149748679621816739..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: Autumn Meditation On GoldGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-61488701748223465232009-11-01T05:23:50.853-06:002009-11-01T05:23:50.853-06:00Hi Gail - what a beautiful posting - as I sit look...Hi Gail - what a beautiful posting - as I sit looking out at the golden leaves on our walnut tree with the wind and rain lashing around the house I fear I won't be looking at Autumn gold for long... more as a carpet on below! Have a good weekend MirandaMiranda Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840434272680732958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-74001467975876287642009-10-30T00:28:28.740-05:002009-10-30T00:28:28.740-05:00yum! persimmons and mapley shagbark hickory nuts!...yum! persimmons and mapley shagbark hickory nuts! There is a great GREAT recipe for wild Tennessee persimmon barbecue sauce, basically cook and strain the persimmons through a colander to remove seeds and season the liquidy goodness to your BBQ tastes (i like hickory smoke and spices)and simmer it down ,just like you would with tomato.,seal it in a mason jar,of course. makes a wonderful one of a kind gift for the holidays and yum just yum yum yum if you like fruity notes in your sauceJ.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07136711278514817016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-76042036249980285502009-10-29T19:08:03.937-05:002009-10-29T19:08:03.937-05:00Just reading this made me relaxed. I love your ph...Just reading this made me relaxed. I love your photos, too. I hope we get some warm dry days yet before the cold of winter comes to stay.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-76338282560905828002009-10-29T16:20:17.477-05:002009-10-29T16:20:17.477-05:00Red gets all the good press, but gold makes quite ...Red gets all the good press, but gold makes quite a picture. I'd love to be there, staring up at that patchwork sky.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-184815387991909712009-10-29T06:00:00.643-05:002009-10-29T06:00:00.643-05:00Stunning photos. Fall has just started to set here...Stunning photos. Fall has just started to set here in my semi tropical climate. I have not seen Shagbark Hickory tree in my country yet.But it is really beautiful.Muhammad khabbabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248882335224914970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-30741378074724181262009-10-28T22:11:42.802-05:002009-10-28T22:11:42.802-05:00Lovely golds. I love the quote at the end of the p...Lovely golds. I love the quote at the end of the post.Mary Delle LeBeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580493268918204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-6929584604309011382009-10-28T17:27:40.882-05:002009-10-28T17:27:40.882-05:00I love Shagbark Hickories! You are so lucky to hav...I love Shagbark Hickories! You are so lucky to have mature ones. I'll trade you a mature Cottonwood for one.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-14134543733294356092009-10-27T21:19:22.625-05:002009-10-27T21:19:22.625-05:00My autumn rituals are not of the relaxing kind. I ...My autumn rituals are not of the relaxing kind. I find myself drawn to every park I can find, just to see the foliage and take a nice long walk on a perfect day. Today made park number four for me! I do hope you get a chance to see Sedona someday. It's fabulous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-69170535119783874192009-10-27T08:42:40.092-05:002009-10-27T08:42:40.092-05:00Gail,
Stunning photos of the leaves turning color!...Gail,<br />Stunning photos of the leaves turning color! I wish we could see a little of that down here in Florida.My Mother's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-59872410677276072492009-10-26T23:11:00.246-05:002009-10-26T23:11:00.246-05:00How lovely, Gail! I feel much like you about my ol...How lovely, Gail! I feel much like you about my old sentinel American elm hovering over my house ... 'eye stopper' golden stunning against the deep blue autumn sky (many stop for a photo shoot)!joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-78517192370301684672009-10-26T21:33:23.974-05:002009-10-26T21:33:23.974-05:00Beckie, I did...once and never had to learn that a...Beckie, I did...once and never had to learn that again. The sour/bitter taste took all day to disappear! <br /><br />gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-1808479251519639262009-10-26T20:33:46.239-05:002009-10-26T20:33:46.239-05:00Gail, how lovely that you observe your fall ritual...Gail, how lovely that you observe your fall rituals. And that your weather cooperated so well. The gloden leaves of those hickories do indeed make the sky seem even more blue.<br /><br />Presimmons! I love them and their smell. Takes me back to my grandparents farm where they had a huge old persimmon tree in the front yard. But..and this is important...don't try to eat them before the first frost. :)beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-25552071877606727272009-10-26T19:15:00.514-05:002009-10-26T19:15:00.514-05:00I do a similar thing. I don't look up necessar...I do a similar thing. I don't look up necessarily, but I sit or lie on a blanket and close my eyes. I concentrate on what I hear and what I smell and what I feel. Fall just has unique sensory perceptions unlike any other season. I love it.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-14598288796925169872009-10-26T18:24:39.523-05:002009-10-26T18:24:39.523-05:00Beautiful images Gail - there is nothing I like mo...Beautiful images Gail - there is nothing I like more than the Autumn leaves against an October blue sky<br />KKaren - An Artist's Gardenhttp://www.artistsgarden.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-83452338568593619532009-10-26T17:46:06.582-05:002009-10-26T17:46:06.582-05:00LOVE the contrast of the bark with the golden leav...LOVE the contrast of the bark with the golden leaves...quite striking! Kimthe inadvertent farmerhttp://sweetgrace.typepad.com/the_inadvertent_farmer/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-38376973649303543162009-10-26T16:39:52.040-05:002009-10-26T16:39:52.040-05:00I do love the shagbarks...this year there aren'...I do love the shagbarks...this year there aren't many nuts being hurled from above...must be an off year....so it's so much easier to just relax and breath. <br /><br />gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-55083157122161184402009-10-26T16:14:48.033-05:002009-10-26T16:14:48.033-05:00Just thinking about it soothes my soul....Just thinking about it soothes my soul....Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234495965199888943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-77978568170300756012009-10-26T15:35:05.833-05:002009-10-26T15:35:05.833-05:00I love the golden color of Shagbark Hickories! I e...I love the golden color of Shagbark Hickories! I envy you having one in your garden. They stand out even as one drives down the highway. Those are gorgeous views up into the tree, of the gold leaves against the deep blue sky.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-6335875160069890082009-10-26T15:34:24.056-05:002009-10-26T15:34:24.056-05:00Dear Gail,
Majestic indeed... 70+ feet of golden a...Dear Gail,<br />Majestic indeed... 70+ feet of golden amber glory... so magnificent right in our own back yard. I can see why your ritual is soothing and meditating... I can imagine the calm looking into that crystal blue sky. So very healing. I've been snapping away at the blue skies revealed between the leaves (none golden mind you~ sigh) and breathing in the autumnal air. What a relief it has been.<br /><a href="http://www.hoeandshovel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Meems @ Hoe and Shovel</a>Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-85640291779102024312009-10-26T15:26:25.441-05:002009-10-26T15:26:25.441-05:00How glorious the blue sky looks through the open l...How glorious the blue sky looks through the open limbs with those gorgeous golden leaves!Racquelhttp://perennialgardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-85376446520279740932009-10-26T15:01:12.077-05:002009-10-26T15:01:12.077-05:00What a great way to slow down and appreciate natur...What a great way to slow down and appreciate nature! You are fortunate to have such great hickories; they are wonderful trees!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-68407772614584753722009-10-26T14:35:57.538-05:002009-10-26T14:35:57.538-05:00Perfect Gail just perfect.....a wonderful way to r...Perfect Gail just perfect.....a wonderful way to relax.....<br /><br />I have had a bad day and to read that post was very very calming, thank you......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-39962837483007237722009-10-26T14:09:10.101-05:002009-10-26T14:09:10.101-05:00Lovingly written and beautifully said. Yes, we al...Lovingly written and beautifully said. Yes, we all need to take that time to walk thru the woods, then lie there and watch the leaves change.~~DeeDee/reddirtramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-39865236867672753872009-10-26T12:29:59.335-05:002009-10-26T12:29:59.335-05:00Love your Hickories, Gail. And the rays of sunshi...Love your Hickories, Gail. And the rays of sunshine weaving their way down through those warm leaves are wonderful. Happy Fall!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-45281866415797253872009-10-26T12:13:10.089-05:002009-10-26T12:13:10.089-05:00I really like the dark stems as a contrast to the ...I really like the dark stems as a contrast to the gold!<br />KarinKarinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112404988371203553noreply@blogger.com