shirley, that last picture almost captures it perfect. the feeling in there is one of indescribably coolness and comfort without being constricting. like a cocoon that doesn't touch you and is wide open.
It wasn't until I got these pictures uploaded that I realized the rock formation over the years had taken on a face( facing me ,, Not a pretty face but still a face,, when I took a different angle of the same rock there I see a different face profile can you see different faces in the same rock here at Rootbeer Falls??
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WOW I didn't notice untill I previewed this post you can actually see both in the first picture,, the second pic I posted that face sits on top of the first face I posted,,
this pic was taken out of the window of the Envoy crossing over a small bridge on the way to Rootbeer falls,, It would be so awesome to have so much of nature's beauty to very close to where I live,, Bill is Blessed to have so much of this so close to him,
I believe this is the place where Bill said ( look in the back center depth of the pic) there used to be a bridge,, as you can see it's covered with Moss,,
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"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Fred lost his sight (85%) and has several other health problems that make it very hard to come to Cedar Hill any more. The last time I visited him, I begged him to come up just to hear the birds sing again..... for a day, for a week or forever.... He refused... Fred still lives in Seattle. I miss him a lot every summer...
Thanks Bill for explaining to us.---And I agree you have such a talent when it come to plants and having the right vision for them.--I am in awe just looking at the pictures. :wink:
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
You are welcome !!! and I am sure it is so much better to see it in person.
But it does not look to me as if you have not managed to keep it very neat this year---it all looks beautiful to me---and yes I realize your focus this year has been on Cindy and her health---but I still think you did a splendid job on all the gardens at Cedar Hill---well all the ones I have seen in pictures at least. Everything looks fantastic.
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
I thought it had to been a while, it doesnt happen over nite. Same here about wish we knew this stuff years ago.
You have a great system going and growing. Just want you to know we appreciate the things that you show us on ch. Some days I set back and just think about all I learn on here..
It was great for me to actually be walking around there, in person! It felt like I had been there a lot!!! Like being IN all the pictures I have seen. I felt like...'where does reality begin and the pictures leave off?'... it's hard to explain what I mean....it all felt totally familiar even though I'd never been there. Weird, I know.
When Bill and I said goodbye at the train station he asked me if he had gotten me addicted to Cedar Hill....well, YEAH, I always have been!!!
Here is the picture I took of my alien piece of driftwood in the bird garden that I was always talking about. It really is there!! And I got to see it up close and personal!!!
And here is the bar in Bubba's. We sat at a table in the back, but the drinks I consummed came from this bar!! WAY TOO MANY!!! Between there and after we got back to CH.....I was SICK the next day!!!!
It felt like I had been there a lot!!! Like being IN all the pictures I have seen. I felt like...'where does reality begin and the pictures leave off?'... it's hard to explain what I mean....it all felt totally familiar even though I'd never been there. Weird, I know.
That's true Shirley would say Ohh OHHHH I've got to go see,,,,,,,,, and she would walk right to it,,
This is my fav tree burl ,
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Yesssssss they both are big,, I kept looking up in the trees too,, hoping to see one or in the forest when we kinda sorta went in there,, basically everywhere we went I looked in at the trees ,, I guess I was Burl watching,,
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Really cool pictures of some great burls and flowers and bars, etc!!!
It amazes me that Bill can grow all those beautiful flowers what with the deer there, and I have so much trouble here! My friend even sprayed a new coneflower with Liquid Fence last Saturday evening, and when she got up in the morning the entire plant had been eaten!!!
It wasn't until I got these pictures uploaded that I realized the rock formation over the years had taken on a face( facing me ,, Not a pretty face but still a face,, when I took a different angle of the same rock there I see a different face profile can you see different faces in the same rock here at Rootbeer Falls??
profile
WOW I didn't notice untill I previewed this post you can actually see both in the first picture,, the second pic I posted that face sits on top of the first face I posted,,
this pic was taken out of the window of the Envoy crossing over a small bridge on the way to Rootbeer falls,, It would be so awesome to have so much of nature's beauty to very close to where I live,, Bill is Blessed to have so much of this so close to him,
I believe this is the place where Bill said ( look in the back center depth of the pic) there used to be a bridge,, as you can see it's covered with Moss,,
Diane, when you showed me that picture of the black rock at the falls I thought it looked like a crouching panther drinking, or an evil demon!
That other picture was such a deep hole and the falls ran waaaaay down in there and continued on under that mossy log or whatever. My picture of it isn't nearly as good as yours!!
Thanks SHirls,, It could be because I was sitting on that side cloest to it in the car,, Isn't it funny how one doesn't see what all is in a picture as they take it,, I had no idea the face in that rock, I just thought it was cool how the rock jetted out like that,, and I was thinking "mannn IF I were younger and more steady I would climb up on there and sit on that rock and let that water rushing by splash upon me,," But the older I get the less risks I take,,
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Good morning! I have a few minutes before I have to leave so I thought I would show you three pictures of the two deer that Diane and I got to see, sort of up close and personal.
Bill and Cindy had seen them in the yard, but we were in another part. By the time they got to tell us they were gone. So, Diane and I went up the drive to the road and there they were, just across the road.
We looked at them, and they looked at us, then just kept on walking around and eating!! They never did run away!!
Thanks Ladies I am really loving your tour. The wonderful world of digital cameras, and Bill's wonderful Hospitality all wrapped into this garden helper.
this is MOM NATURE IN PERSON........
Being a country girl .I learned to appreciate nature .. We got it right here.
Diane - I LOVE those rock pictures, and the faces in them - I, too, am always seeing faces in things! Like the tile in my bathroom, in wallpaper, etc...
What was the name of that pink flower that you liked so much there again?
Again... I don't get how Bill can grow all those beautiful flowers with the deer there, and I have so much trouble here?!?
Really nice pictures Shirley and Diane!!! Again... I don't get how Bill can grow all those beautiful flowers with the deer there, and I have so much trouble here?!?
\yes I agree.
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
Diane - I LOVE those rock pictures, and the faces in them - I, too, am always seeing faces in things! Like the tile in my bathroom, in wallpaper, etc...
What was the name of that pink flower that you liked so much there again?
Again... I don't get how Bill can grow all those beautiful flowers with the deer there, and I have so much trouble here?!?
Thanks Lynne,Dodge and Carol. Glad you looking at them and enjoying them,,the flower is ,, phygelius (cape fuschia ) there many many colors of them hummingbirds love them as do butterflys,, I brought home 4 starts One of those didn't make it the other three are doing great so far,,! Maybe the deer isn't eating Bills flowers because there are so many growing wild everywhere even in the woods they can eat all they want out side of the yard, http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=uYK&pwst=1&q=phygelius%20cape%20fuschia%20flower%20colors&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
and Lynne Noooooooooo No bloooms yet They need to get established first,, and it's hot here so I took a chance putting them in a hot ground even tho I planted them around 5 am,, it's still too hot here I should know better than to put a plant in the ground this time of year,, BUT I did put it in afternoon shade all morning sun, they haven't turned brown, and are still standing up and strong so I take that as they are doing great,
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Diane, today some of us went to Nashville, IN which is a touristy, crafty place. Along the whole front of one building was a long row of your wine colored Phygelius!! I was going 'OH, OH, I forgot my camera!!' Sorry. I stood there thinking of you and knowing that you would have enjoyed seeing them!!
Here is a picture of a big, moss covered rock at Bill's. There is moss everywhere on CH and in the forest on other roads. Along one road I saw it looking like it was dripping off the tree limbs.
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