My other baby brother called and said "Come look at the barn Steve ( neighbor married to Jo) made for me!"
It sits next to the desk at his office. A wonderful replica of the barn at the farm where we grew up. A real work of art!
As you can see our yard looks tidy. There are leaves in the woods but not on the lawn. Not many leaves left on the trees. The Bur Oaks drop their leaves.
The Red Oaks along with Northern Pin Oaks will keep their leaves most of the winter, wind and snow knock some to the ground. Swelling new buds in the Spring will force the old leaves off.
Big word alert. The leaves have marcescence ...they wither but remained attached by the stem.
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That is a HUGE word and I've never heard it before. A nasty word that is in our forecast is "snow". I don't think it will stay around this time, but we'll see. The barn is a real work of art. So beautiful.
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Betsy
Nice word!
ReplyDeleteNice barn!
I like that word: marcescence!
ReplyDeleteThere is also a tree in our woods that hangs on to its leaves all winter. I think they are called Ironwoods? I don't know, but I love seeing them in the woods on foggy or snowy days. They just are pretty.
Hubby mowed yesterday and chopped leaves and made lots of dust. He shouldn't have ... but he did it.
Awesome word! We know the meanings of most or at least many. This was new to us but it is one we experience regularly in our yard, too. Thanks for exercising our brains and waking them up a bit more.
ReplyDeleteThe barn is an impressive replica.
ReplyDeleteLove that new word - and the birch outside my office window has marcescence. That barn really is a work of art.
ReplyDeleteThat is definitely a new word for me. Maybe it is because I don't have any trees that keep their leaves? In any event, I've learned something today.
ReplyDeleteThat barn is amazing! Definitely beautifully built.
I never heard that word, but have many oaks on our property that do just that! Love the barn!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard that word....whoa Nellie...it's a biggy! We have oaks that reain their leaves but I think the ones in my front yard are burr oaks. I need to look them up. They have teeny tiny acorns.
ReplyDeleteThat barn is a work of art! It reminds me of the barn I played in as a child.
Thanks for the big word. That's new to me too. We have landscaping oaks that have marcescence but our native oaks are deciduous.
ReplyDeleteThat barn model is a true work of art.
Your lawn looks good minus its leaves, and that barn replica is fantastic :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a special gift for your brother! His neighbor is very talented.
ReplyDeleteThe barn looks great and the fact that it's the replica of the barn on the farm where you grew up makes it ever so much more meaningful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great piece of art! Thanks for sharing it, and also thanks for the new word. It's an impressive one. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous replica of your barn!!!
ReplyDeleteInteresting new word. We have many plants that keep leaves until pushed off by new buds. I didn't know that there was a word for it.
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ReplyDeleteWell your yard looks as clean as a whistle! I don't like the trees that keep their leaves all winter...we have one in front of our window and it blocks our view of the lake. Darn tree.
Beautiful barn!
ReplyDeleteReally nice job on the barn replica! It must have been so much fun to play in the original one back in the day.
ReplyDeleteOk I learned a new word today....
I love the barn. What a special gift. Istll hav3 all my yard work ahead. The half trees are still full of leaves.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have enough reference photos to replicate my old farm barn. It did immediately cross my mind when I saw that one. We turned cold and wet so the leaves and branches are on hold for now. Too cold to work outside anyway.
ReplyDeleteThe barn...is marvelous!
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