The Beauty in the Ugly, Guarding Snail, Wild Plants, and the Girls

Hi everyone.

I love shooting the rustic, 

the broken, the lost, the lonely, 

the abandoned, I love finding the

beauty in it all. 

I know most folks would look

at the broken window and just

walk on by. Not me, In my mind I 

wonder about who looked out hat

window, what they saw, 

Part of me wants to also look

in that window. See what is inside.

However, usually posted as private 

property. If the area around is walkable,

I might walk about but most times,

it is not walkable. A lot of times I 

shoot from the car window.

With all that said, here are a few

shots I took around Cumberland Furnace,

CF from now on in this post..

Gotta go, take your TP with 

you!

I also love the B&W on rustic

and old items.

If you sum me up you find that 

I love not only the rustic, wooden

items I like gates also.

When I look out upon rolls of 

hay, I think how cool they look,

however, they never seem to 

give off that vibe in the pics.

But to me a bunch of tires laying

around like this gets my attention. 

I was amazed at the building that 

seems to be starting in CF. Apparently upon

clearing a section of land, all these tires

were found. LOL

Been wanting to make a 

tire swing but NO, I did not stop

and pick one up. 

Driving along, a cut down tree

has left its stump behind,

and just sitting upon the stump 

is a guard snail.

Although I have more and more

pics of my ventures, I am not 

going to bore you all...

so now we will move onto 

the wild stuff growing this fall

season in and around the yard.

Thanks to an app called

Picture This 

I am able to ID these

plants, so when I give you the

names I have to be honest and let

up know, I am not that smart, the app

does the work.

Pic 1 is a False Foxglove.

Don't matter that it is false to 

me, its a flower, its blooming and its 

purple.

2-downy lobelia

3. Carolina Desert Chicory aka dandelion

4. Late Boneset

5-American Burnweed

6-. Amanita

7.- Amanita and Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod

along with the red leaves

of poison ivy growing up

the trees.

8.- Woodland Sunflowers growing in 

the corner of the yard.

Alot of these wildflowers were

used in the past for medicines

and healing. 

9.-A spiderweb covered with dew.

And 10 was found 

walking from Carrie's house 

to mine the other day, arms 

full, I looked down and saw a 

six leaf clover. 

Wondering if this was anything

like a four leaf and a friend

left me this post on FB.

Check this out my friend

Extraordinary Rarity: A 6-leaf clover is exceptionally rare, with some surveys placing its frequency at approximately 1 in 312,500, making it significantly rarer than a 4-leaf clover.

Longevity: In some folklore, a 6-leaf clover is said to represent longevity.

Good Fortune: Beyond longevity, the rarity itself is a strong indicator of good fortune and a special connection to the earth.

Folklore and Stories:

The discovery of a 6-leaf clover has inspired countless stories and artistic interpretations, further solidifying its place in folklore as a highly auspicious find.

I went back and read up on 

it and read that to preserve it,

you need to pick it and wrap in plastic.

Darn, guess I gotta go

back and try to find it again! 

lol.

Monday, Lily and I chilled

out on the daybed.

She sat there enjoying

the breeze. 

Monday, we got rain.

I went out later to check, 

3 inches. 

I went walking around the yard

in the rain, felt great. 

Monday evening, chilling 

in the living room, I look

over to see that Misty is not

far away. 

sweet baby girls.

Pam