Buttram Methodist Church

We made a trip up to McMinn County this past week and stopped by the Buttram Methodist Church and Cemetery. The fall colors were beautiful. 

We were even able to get a picture of  the inside of the church through the window.  My Great Great Grandparents Jacob and Annabelle Ziegler are buried in the cemetery here. They lived less than a mile from this little church.

We didn't have the time to go through the cemetery but I did walk up by the gate to see if it was locked and all the cows in the field next to the cemetery started to stand up. Guess they thought I was there to feed them.

Fall Leaves

Dogwood Tree

Redbud Tree

Redbud Tree

Bird at my new bird feeder!

Fall in Tennessee

This photo doesn't do justice to the fabulous fall colors in these trees. We don't have the sudden color change like in New England, with the vibrant colors. However there is something to be said for still having color on some of the trees in the middle of November. Sorry this was taken quickly while driving by.

Fall Colors

A few weeks ago I posted a picture of my Dogwood tree which was turning brown as you can see it is almost completely brown now. In the middle is a beautiful yellow, our Walnut tree, I'm not sure I can remember it ever being this pretty. Maybe the dry weather has been good for the Walnut tree. Next is a Maple tree which has not turned yet.

Another view of our Dry Yard! The bare spot is where we park sometimes but you can see that most of our grass has died.
We had trash all over the front yard this morning from where someone hit our trash can. The lid of the can is broken completely off. Called Allied Waste and they will come out to repair our can or give us another but it will be next week before they can come.

Fall?

With temps still in the 90's it is hard to think about Fall, however, it should be at least 10 degrees cooler by now. This is one of my Dogwood trees, it usually is pretty in the fall with the changing color and the red berries but this year it is just turning brown. Even the berries are turning brown. Not sure how much color we will have this Fall, last time I heard were 10 inches behind on rainfall.