Thanksgiving tree

Back-tracking a bit this morning to say how great you all are!  Here I thought I wasted a bulb by "dissecting" it and now (after all your great comments) I'm encouraged that daffodil could possibly survive the severing and bloom another day!  So, the experiment is not officially over, it continues until spring.  (I can hear my Mom groaning now ~ she didn't "get" why I would do such a thing in the first place). :-)

Meanwhile, indoors instead of out, I decorated my first ever Thanksgiving tree and thought you might like to see it. 

 

If you don't mind looking at terrible photos that is.  Sorry for the sun glare ~ any other time of the day, it's too dark in this spot to get a good photo and I hate to use a flash (and I'm feeling too lazy to try again).  The base of the tree is grapevine (I took apart a grapevine wreath and wound it around a post).  The rest is Thanksgiving-themed garland (with all the fake pumpkins and gourds on it), some orange ornaments (used on my Halloween tree), a little gold "ting-ting" and big ribbon bow.  Fun and easy, right?  I also wrapped gold lights around it ~ which makes it really warm and inviting at night.  I was thinking a partridge would fit really well with this theme instead of on your traditional Christmas tree ~ whadda you think?  If I have time, maybe I'll search one out...  Or maybe not.  Who the heck decorates for Thanksgiving anyway?  It seems like anymore we skip straight to Christmas from Halloween. 

In other positively riveting news, there are lots of these starting to push up from the new Amaryllis:

 

which means it won't be long before we have some gorgeous color brightening our lives again.  It's going to be especially nice since we've been cloaked in winter brown for a month already (because of the lashing Mother Nature gave us with that earlier than normal hard freeze & snow).  Now I better get busy hauling the remaining tender tropical containers into the basement (that have been stored temporarily in the garage).  Then I think I'm ready for winter (if that's ever possible)???  I'm relieved to say I got the last of the bulbs in the ground yesterday.  I was beginning to wonder if that would happen this year!  Aren't you so glad you've caught up with the mundane details of my life?!!!! 

Comments

[Robin]

Gorgeous Thanksgiving tree! It's as pretty as any Christmas tree I've seen, maybe even prettier!

[Catherine]

I really like your Thanksgiving tree! We don't do much decorating other than our pumpkins a few scarecrows.

[Sweet Bay]

I think your Thanksgiving tree is beautiful. It's all I can do to get Thanksgiving dinner on the table.

[Racquel]

What a cute Thanksgiving tree Kathleen. You are so creative. :)

[kerri]

I really am happy to be caught up with the details of your life this morning, Kathleen :) Not mundane at all!
I'm so sorry to hear your daughter was so ill, but glad to know she's on the way to recovery now. What a horrible ordeal for your family.
Your TG tree is delightful. You really are very creative.
I've been meaning to try the cat grass. Must do so!
I love your antique wheel barrow in both its summer and fall "dress". I can see why you so much enjoyed looking out your kitchen window at that summer display. Really beautiful!
You have some unique plants in your garden. I added some to my wish list.
Your photos are lovely. I think we have the same camera. I too don't like using the flash inside if at all possible not to. Great photos of the hummers. You were patient!
I hope you get some sunny fall days. We're having one today so I must get outside and finish planting my bulbs...and yes, I also need to take my containers down into the cellar (housed in the garage right now). I'll get it all done eventually!