Red Church

Not the best quality or composition because I took it as a drive by on our way to the Grand Canyon of the East.

At first look it appears to be brick, but closer inspection reveals it to be clapboard painted red.

Linking with Inspired Sunday.

What is This? (3)

Another in the irregular series of sharing the strange "art" captured from the car in our travels.

Enjoy!

Joe Pye Time in the Pond Garden

Joe Pye weed is blooming in the woods in PA.  Spotted this stand while hiking in Hills Creek State Park.

At home my Joe Pye weed is a bit taller.

It hangs over the pond which is buried in greenery.

Black eye-susans are also in bloom.

Here's a younger stand of Joe Pye weed, seeded from the parent plant.

Miscanthus grass and foxtail are sizable at this point in the summer.

Here's my study window and the photo following the wild scene I view.

A great change from this earlier this spring.

Walk to My House

I live on a private lane with a driveway that is 1/5 of a mile in length.  It makes for a nice walk down to the end but quite a workout going back up.  Walk with me.

Here's where the lane meets our driveway.  We placed a large stone with our address there.

We start walking with the wetlands to our right.

Here's the first turn of several.  A huge sycamore and a tulip poplar tree are competing for the same spot on the left.

 The next turn

brings us to the dinosaur.

Well, it's a downed branch or trunk from this willow oak.  It looks like its still alive with the new growth showing.

A spot of color other than green in the wetlands.

The driveway continues with a row of volunteer sycamores flanking the right side.

To the next turn.  A walnut tree, dead, leans against living trees.  we've been watching it slowly lower.  One day we may hear the boom of it falling to earth.

 Here's a look into the glen on our left with all the tall trunks of trees competing for sunlight.

 Around another turn as we cross a creek.

 Look to the right and there is the creek showing evidence of high water earlier this summer.

A look down into the wetlands as we climb the driveway.

 The final turn before the biggest climb.

 Our driveway runs along a pipeline easement at this point.

 Looking back you can see the easement into the distance.

 On our left is a grove of white pine.

Black pine were probably some of the first trees to grow back after this land was cleared.

Almost to the top.  Out of breath?

The vegetable garden and roofline come into sight.

Here we have arrived.  Thanks for joining me on this walk.