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'AUTUMN FIRES'

Sing a song of seasons!
Something bright in all!
Flowers in the summer,
Fires in the fall!
Robert Louis Stevenson
(Autumn Fires.)



~ Cranbrook Road
(Bloomfield Village)
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RURAL said…
I think that I would like to live wherever this is. It is beautiful.
Jen
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
joey said…
I'm very lucky, Jen ... this is my neighborhood.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
joey said…
I'm very lucky, Jen ... this is my neighborhood.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
cherry said…
Miss Joey make some room cause I'm moving in .. your neighborhood is beautiful and that chicken quiche sure looks good..
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
joey said…
Please do come, dear Cherry! Always room at the table and plenty to share. I am truly blessed to live in this stunning neighborhood, home for over 30 years. As a child I was enamored visiting my aunt who lived here in the village, never dreaming I would someday live here also ~ a dream come true.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Anonymous said…
You are surrounded by such beauty.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
joey said…
Thank you, Mother Nature ~ indeed I am blessed.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Anonymous said…
Absolutely beautiful, Joey! Such vibrant color - though that seems to be the norm this fall.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Helen/patientgardener said…
What a stunning combination of the red and brown leaves.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
joey said…
Thanks Nancy ~ we must enjoy waht we get 'cause, now comes the snow!

Welcome Patientgardener ~ the walk was breathtaking and so vibrant, hard to look at.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Anonymous said…
SEND ME SOME PICS I MISS THAT SO MUCH. I LIVE IN THE DESERT!!!! YOU SHOULD SHOW EVERYBODY YOUR GARDEN......MISS YOU, I LOVED SEEING YOU AND MIKE A FEW WEEKS AGO, TAKE CARE.EZ
Thursday, November 06, 2008
joey said…
Dearest ziggy ... I'm honored by your visit and lovely note. Let me know what pics you're 'smitten' with ;) You know the special place you have in our hearts.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
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