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  My physical therapy for my arm is going well. I started going back to my nearby gym again last Friday. I use the bike that works both arms and legs. It's good for my elbow.  For Thanksgiving, I've picked up a pre-cooked turkey & sides from my local grocery and will heat that up for 3 or 4 people from the Sunday bible study who are staying in town. Today's Gardens Pics: A clump of late season "Butterfly Garden" seed I planted back in August. It was the last portion of a box of seed from Dollar Tree. I hadn't gotten anything to come up in spring or summer---but, surprise, the fall planting took off like gangbusters! The yellow flowers are Calendula. To their left is a Forget-me-not. To the right is a clump of Bachelor Buttons (cornflower) and one Coreopsis. This nice shot captures of glow of late day sun! Next, my fall Gerbers: In the last picture you can see these are just above the Calendula clump. That pottery container is a cute thing my husband and I ...

Today's Garden Pic: a red Gerber Daisy. I usually have one or two at this time of year. There was a pink one blooming too, but not very pretty, so just this one photographed. A freeze is coming up on the weekend, so I'll probably snip him and take him in the house. Trivia note: despite their name, Gerbers are a member of the Sunflower family and not related to daisies at all.   

Today I've got some nice spring shots I caught on a moderately sunny day: Winter Jasmine Bright yellow flowers start dotting bare branches in late January! First Gerber Daisy Bloom! Oddly, mine do better in cooler weather then in the heat of summer. This orange one was the first up just recently. A Shot of That Bit of Yard by the Mailbox With Excess Clover I Was working on Last Wednesday: This is a non-mow area I've been  naturalizing with various ground covers and low-growing bloomers.  I bought some Blanket Flower seed to sprout and put in this area. Blanket Flowers are a native flower and should do well in this sunny spot.