M Is For Mums

Hello Everyone!

Fall is in the air here in North Carolina

and I've gone Mum crazy. I just adore this

time of year and the warm colors and crisp air.

We are having lows in the 50's tonight. Yay!

Join me on a tour of our porches front and back.

I wanted to give you another update on my heathy

eating plan and B/P meds. It's going fantastic and I

feel so much better I can hardly believe it!

Some of you may have wondered how I lost 13 pds

so quickly and I should have explained further.

One of my new B/P meds is also a water reduction

pill hence the rapid loss in only two weeks time.

I knew it would start to slow down and it has.

My stats as of today 3 weeks in.

Total pounds lost-14, B/P- 100/67

I plan to increase my workout plan to include weights.

Plus continue walking and healthy eating.

No extra salt, sugar or caffeine.

I haven't had a diet soda or coffee in 3 weeks.

Thanks again for all your encouragement.

I love initials and my outdoor M flags in black.

I have three of these placed around the yard.

The welcoming pathway.
The front porch and yellow mums.
They are lush and extra full this year.
I noticed the grass has just a hint of looking a
pale green shade as cooler weather approaches.
The swag Kristen made says welcome.
Look at this huge yellow pot.
Another look at the vibrant yellows.
I have not used the yellow color before
and I love the look against our red brick.
The fern contined to flourish this summer.
It's really huge!
The yellow cushions match the new mums.
The back deck has new mums too.
I chose a warmer red and deep pinks for variety.
I had never seen the pink mums before.

Another pink mum in a black urn.

They have little yellow centers.

I had to show you our sweet hummingbirds.

They were a little family of four that perched in our

pear trees and fed all day long all summer long.

They jabbered at each other over the liquid

food and we were thoroughly amused by them.

They just left a few weeks ago to head South.

We miss them.

My hubby was sitting in the chair below and

was able to capture these fun photos of one.

They were not afraid of us at all!

All photos enlarge if you want to see the details.

Look at those tiny baby claws.

Goodbye hummingbird! Come back next spring!

We are pretty sure that this is their little nest.

It's so tiny we can't imagine what else it could be.

Does anyone know? We left it for them for next year.

Happy fall ya'll!