Some Sunday Sunshine

Have a warm sun shiny day everyone

 and thank you so much for stopping by..

 I know I haven't been visiting but promise

 I will be seeing each of you soon.

hugs, Cherry

The Majestic Oak

This beauty is like none other. Dripping in Spanish Moss and Resurrection Fern. Its boughs stretch out over a hundred feet they touch the ground only to rise back up again.



It is indeed a Majestic wonder



Believed to be the oldest oak in Georgia



It is located in the Majestic Oaks subdivision off of Isle of Hope



It was measured in 2009 ~
Circumference ~ Girth 27’ 8” measured at 4′ from the ground.. Longest distance of branches from tip to tip ~ 165’ 7”.. Approximate age 300 ~ 400 years

Legend of Spanish Moss

A Spanish soldier fell in love at first sight with an Indian chief's favorite daughter. Though the chieftain forbade the couple to see each other, the Spaniard was too lovestruck to stop meeting the maiden in secret. The father found them out and ordered his braves to tie the Spaniard high up in the top of an ancient oak tree. The Spaniard had only to disavow his love to be freed, but he steadfastly refused. Guards were posted to keep anyone -- the chief's daughter above all -- from giving food or water to the poor Spaniard.

The Spaniard grew weaker and weaker, but he still would not renounce his love for the girl. Near the end, the Chief tried to persuade him once more to stay away from his daughter. The Spaniard answered that not only would he refuse to disavow his love, but that his love would continue to grow even after death. When at last the Spaniard died, the chief kept the body tied up in the tree as a warning to any other would-be suitors.Before long, the Indians began to notice that the Spaniard's beard continued to grow. The Indian maiden refused ever to take a husband -- unless the Spaniard's beard died and vanished from the tree. As the years went by, the beard only grew stronger and longer, covering trees far from the Indian maiden's village. Legend says that when the Spanish Moss is gone, the Spaniard's love will have finally died with it.
have a beauty Thursday everyone! hugs from Savannah, Cherry

Happy Birthday Momma

I love you with all my heart

and I'm loving driving in and out of our driveway right now cause it is

gorgeous ..

the Lady Banksia roses have been prettier this year than

 they have been in a long time and they smell fabulous.. 

I have been trying to spend as much time as possible

 outside enjoying them before they fade away.

The bridal wreath spirea's have also been beautiful

 actually every blooming thing around has been awesome this spring .

the white wisteria and snowball viburnums were loaded.. 

The weather here has been down right hot till this morning.. 

Call me a wimp it's 50 degrees I have the heater going and a pot of chilli on the stove ..

Come join us at Miss Mary's Little Red House for Mosaic Monday 

 her pictures are so beautiful. 

My Monday's always seem brighter after 

I visit with her and all the other beautiful blogger's..

I'm going to sneak this post into 

 Cottage Flora Thursday at Fishtail Cottage 

and with Tootsie Time for Fertilizer Friday's 

even though the rains have washed almost everyone of these blooms away.. 

It still looks pretty in the pictures ..

I received the sweetest email from my girlfriend April here's what she wrote ~

If you don't believe that Spring is here, 

then just pass your house and look at all the

 beautiful flowers and trees in bloom. .... IT IS AWESOME!

Thank you girlfriend love ya and Happy Birthday to youuu ....

hugs from Savannah ya'll, Cherry

Isle of Hope , Georgia ~ Outdoor Wednesday

I got to spend 2 beautiful days wondering around Isle of Hope this past weekend I was born in this area of Savannah and haven't been there in years. It seems like time has stood still the only thing that looks different is the boats have gotten a tad bit bigger..

Isle of Hope is filled with beautiful antebellum homes, old summer cottages, massive oaks, beautiful gardens and some of the friendliest folks around ..
I know I locked my keys in the car while there.. and everyone wanted to help ..lol

Thank you Miss Susan for hosting the wonderful Outdoor Wednesday ya'll go checkout all the other beautiful blogs.

hope ya'll enjoyed the tour
hugs, Cherry

Wishing everyone blue skies and sunshine

hugs ya'll, Cherry

2009 Blotanical Awards

Woo hoo My blog has been nominated along with 4 others for best Georgia garden blog over at Blotanical. I have to say as excited as I am to be nominated I don't feel that I deserve it. My gardens this year were a bust.. With all the rain we had I didn't really even get to plant, tend or maintain my gardens as a matter of fact I went out this morning after seeing the nominations and all I see is a mess !

Blue Mistflower ~ Conoclinium coelestinum

The Blue Mist has taken over and yes that is very tall grass running through it..




Firespike ~ Odontonema strictum
I had to baby this Firespike through the rain just to get a few blooms


Turks Turban and here is one of my Turks Turban laying on the ground when it is suppose to be 15 ft in the air .. which you can see last years here ~

So now you can see why I don't feel worthy but I do feel honored to be even thought about. I would like to say thank you to everyone that nominated me and to each and everyone of you that follow along as a play at being a garden blogger with a whole lot of other stuff like babies being thrown in ... lol

I would also like to say Congratulations to the others and ask ya'll to go by and say hi .

Best Georgia Blog

Cherry's ... In the garden & more

Secrets Of A Seed Scatterer

The Accidental Gardener

Native in the City

In My Garden

Happy Friday everyone ~ hugs, Cherry

Happy Friday Ya'll

The oaks and ferns at Yellow Bluff

A few weeks back after a day of shopping Bobbie and I went to tour the United Way Holiday House that was put on by Cottage and Coastal living magazines.

The morning started out really ugly with Tornado warnings and rain but the sky cleared just in time for us to tour a beautiful new coastal community in Macintosh County, GA

The holiday house was really pretty as was all of the cottages but to me the best view of the day was standing right under these big oaks looking out into the water.

beautiful views from the bank at Yellow Bluff

Cotton in the fields

Seeing cotton in the fields just starting to break open always sends me into my fall mode.

Friday my girlfriend Beth took me to lunch & on my first trip to Hobby Lobby ..

What a store ! I'm so in love ..

Thank you girlfriend for a
wonderful day

Thank you

The drive up to Shawnee

Check out the ferns they are growing all along the edge of the road and are just beautiful

the pecan trees are leafing out and looking good.