Autumn Reflections, November 12-13, 2013

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R is for Reflections

This small pond is on the Natchez Trace Parkway near Tupelo, Mississippi, USA

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Butterflyweed in November, November 10-11, 2013

November 1, 2013, Straight out of the camera

I was very surprised when the Butterflyweed, Asclepias tuberosa, began to bloom again.
I wonder how it will fare when our temperatures go below freezing on Tuesday night.

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A Carpet of Leaves, November 8, 2013

November 1, 2013

Last Friday we had beautiful blue skies and glorious color in the trees.

November 7, 2013

The same tree after Wednesday's wind and rain.

Now we have a crunchy carpet of leaves underfoot.

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Quick Pear Tart, November 5-6, 2013

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Q is for Quick Pear Tart

Quick Pear Tart

This my adaptation of a recipe I found on the Taste of Home Recipes website.
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Quick Pear Tart

1 Store-bought un-cooked refrigerated pie crust
1/2 Cup sugar plus an additional teaspoon of sugar
2 Tablespoons flour
3 Cups peeled and sliced pears
2 Tablespoons sliced almonds
Honey or maple syrup, optional

Place pie crust in a 9 inch pie pan
Mix together the 1/2 cup sugar and the flour
Add sliced pears and stir to coat well
Place pear mixture in pie crust
Fold edges of pie crust up over the pears, leaving the center open
Sprinkle with the additional teaspoon of sugar
Bake at 400F for 25 to 30 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned
Sprinkle with sliced almonds and return to oven for 5 more minutes
Cool on wire rack. Can be served warm or cold.
Optional: Drizzle each serving with honey or maple syrup

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Okra bloom, November 1, 2013

Though we have had frost, the okra is attempting to produce a few more pods.

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Monarch Butterfly November 2, 2013

Monarch on Butterfly Bush, Straight Out of the Camera

October 26, 2013

This is the only Monarch I've seen this year
It stayed only a few hours before going on farther south.

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McAlpine Lake, November 1, 2013

McAlpine Lake, Amory, Mississippi, USA, Monday, October 28, 2013

The trees are beginning to get their Autumn colors here in north Mississippi.

Cypress Trees

Zooming in on the trees, I think they are Bald Cypress, Taxodium distichum. The term 'bald' refers to the shedding of their leaves. They are bald until new leaves grow in the Spring. They are common in wetland areas of the southeastern United States and inland along the Mississippi
and Ohio Rivers.

As for this week's weather, Monday, as you can see, was a pretty, sunny day. By mid-week we were under mostly cloudy skies, and Thursday was windy with rain all day.

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