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In the early hours of the morning, while the dew is still on the ground, I grab my camera, a cup of coffee, and leave the comfort of the porch to enjoy a walk through the woods behind my house. Even though I have walked this path many times, I will find something that I didn\u2019t notice before. It always happens.<\/p>\n

A Purpose and a Plan – Tablescape\u00a0and Oak Limbs<\/h4>\n

The tablescape I have designed for fall requires wooden buttons. Large wooden buttons that will be custom-made from large oak limbs. (The Fall D\u00e9cor will be posted soon!) So the purpose of this trek through the pasture and into the woods is to find the perfect limb for the buttons. Let\u2019s see if we can stay focused!<\/p>\n

A Walk Through the Woods Change of Plans\u00a0– With\u00a0a Horse<\/h4>\n

As I open the gate to the pasture, our horse Winnie joins me on my walk. Having such a curious nature, she apparently notices I have a new camera lens. She is inspecting the camera as I try to walk. Since I can go nowhere with a 1200 pound horse blocking my path, I decide to take a few photos of her while I wait for her curiosity to be satisfied!<\/p>\n

\"Winnie

Winnie – Morning Walks in the Woods<\/p><\/div>\n

Walking a Well-worn Path<\/h4>\n

Finally, she is content, and our walk begins. We take the well-worn path that Winnie has made throughout the 17 years that she has been a part of our family. The path takes us\u00a0through a field of wildflowers. There is a gentle breeze blowing, and the flowers are swaying back and forth, creating a sea of purple, yellow, red, and white on a backdrop of green and gold grasses.<\/p>\n

Goldenrod and Other Wildflowers – Distracted Beauty<\/h4>\n

The bees and butterflies are gathering pollen from the beautiful goldenrod. Did you know the leaves of the goldenrod naturally contain rubber, and Thomas Edison experimented to produce a 12-foot-tall plant that yielded as much as 12% rubber? A Model T given to Edison by his friend Henry Ford has tires made from the leaves of the goldenrod! (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goldenrod)<\/p>\n

The perennial white heath aster flowers are in full bloom. The nectar from the small, white daisy-like flowers that bloom from mid to late autumn is a great attraction for many species of bees, butterflies, and pollinators.<\/p>\n

Crossing over the creek, I look up and see the hillside covered with a blanket of black-eyed Susans, some low to the ground, while others reach at least 4 feet tall. The black-eyed Susans are in the sunflower family and also known by these names: brown-eyed Susans, brown betty, gloriosa daisy, golden Jerusalem, English bull\u2019s eye, poor-land daisy, and yellow ox-eye daisy. The botanical name is Rudbeckia hirta. (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudbeckia_hirta<\/a>)<\/p>\n

According to Wikipedia, the black-eyed susan also has medicinal properties as a remedy for colds, flu, infection, swelling, and snake bites. (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudbeckia_hirta<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Finally, I come to the place where I will choose my limbs for the tablescape project. Of course, you all know by now that I will be distracted time and again before I make it back home with my oak limbs.<\/p>\n

A Few (many!) Hours Later – Back to the Plan<\/h4>\n

It is late afternoon now, the limbs are cut, and the project is close to being finished. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so I will leave you with a few photos. As you view the pictures, I hope you experience a sense of being in the woods on a walk with me this morning.<\/p>\n

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“Fall Decorations: Inside and Out” is coming soon!<\/h4>\n
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