Back View to The Rose Garden

@CarolDM (203396)

Nashville, Tennessee

September 6, 2022 3:38pm CST

Was sitting out on the garden bench earlier before the rains came. The hummingbirds didn't seem to mind at all. Zooming past me as if I wasn't even there. I will take some nectar with me next time and see what happens. They have drank from my hand before. Only had my iPhone camera at the time. Next time I will take my bigger camera. The hummingbirds are much easier to see when I can zoom in on their little faces. They are so entertaining. Flying back and forth from the deck feeder to the garden feeder and then hiding in the roses. This view is different. You can see the screen room I am always talking about. It is there on the left. And the deck to the right. You can see how close the garden is to the deck. Only a few steps. As much as I enjoy cooler weather, I will miss the garden when fall and winter arrive. I am trying to enjoy the moments while they are here. I hope you are enjoying the moments in your life. Photo is mine. From Dustin's garden bench.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

6 Sep 22

So lovely there what a slice of heaven Carol. I saw a post on Nextdoor today with someone had a pic of a hummingbird moth they had captured. I had never seen one before and apparently they are rare. Did you ever see one?

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

6 Sep 22

@CarolDM Oh that is so cool..this person had a video of the moth with the hummingbird as well

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Sep 22

Yes I see them in the garden. I will have to look back in my files for the photos.... found one!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Sep 22

@RebeccasFarm Now that would be a cool photo and very rare.

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

6 Sep 22

You have a beautiful place, no wonder you like to sit in the sunroom and visit your garden and check out the birds.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Sep 22

Thanks so much. I do a lot of thinking and relaxing back there.

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

7 Sep 22

@CarolDM , The ideal place for it!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

@marlina I have to agree with you. Thanks.

@kaylachan (84736)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Sep 22

Nice photo. I am sure it's an amazing view. No order the cats love it so.

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

7 Sep 22

@CarolDM Do you sit in the sunroom in the winter too?

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

Thanks I enjoy it all year long as well.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

@marlina Yes I get bundled up and enjoy coffee in the mornings out there. I feed the birds peanuts in the deck feeder and watch them almost every day.

@Juliaacv (56227)

• Canada

6 Sep 22

Its a lovely and unobstructed view of the garden. Got sad news today, but am trying to think of the silver lining. My hub's eldest brother is now palliative, he no longer knows anyone, isn't verbal, doesn't eat, drink nor take his pills. They said if anyone would like to say their good byes do it now. I thought about this, hard. I love that brother, like he were my own. Greatest BIL a girl could ask for. But, he has been suffering, and this is the end. I wish him a quiet peaceful end of life, and unless my hubs insists, I am not ready to go and sit beside his vessel. I have said my farewell this summer when I saw him. Its not easy to come to a place like this.

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@Juliaacv (56227)

• Canada

6 Sep 22

@CarolDM Thanks, I can feel your big hug. I am not cold hearted, I just feel that his wife, children and grandchildren should be bedside for his last hours or days. We all have such wonderful memories, and we should cling to those. When his daughter, Stephanie and our daughter, Brittany, come to take him by the hand, I know that he will go freely.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Sep 22

@Juliaacv Again, if only. And I totally agree and support your feelings. You are speaking from your broken heart. I do understand. And I believe the others will too.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Sep 22

Thank you very much. I am so sorry. Oh my goodness, I feel your pain so much. Sort of like when my Dad went to hospice for five days. I was there but he wasn't in the end. He had already left. That part I can understand. Big hugs to you my sweet friend.

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@Deepizzaguy (122105)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

6 Sep 22

I am doing my best to enjoy the final days of the summer before fall and winter come later on this year.

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@Deepizzaguy (122105)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

7 Sep 22

@CarolDM With the fall I feel some sadness since I enjoy the warm weather.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

@Deepizzaguy Many are like that. I am the opposite.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Sep 22

I am doing the same but I also welcome fall very soon.

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@LindaOHio (222285)

• United States

7 Sep 22

What a great photo. Gives us all a better idea of what your house and yard look like. You got a hummingbird to eat from your hand? I am sooo jealous! Hope you are feeling better.

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@LindaOHio (222285)

• United States

8 Sep 22

@CarolDM That is absolutely amazing!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 22

@LindaOHio It truly is, I tell people to just be still and have patience.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

Thanks, I was on the bench and thought why not take a few photos. And yes I have had them drink form my hand. So very cool. You have to be extremely still of course. Also if I wear a red shirt they come very close to me.

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@shaggin (74988)

• United States

7 Sep 22

I like your house very much! That’s amazing you’ve gotten the hummingbirds to drink from your hand before.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

Thank so much. The hummingbirds have been such sweet entertainment over the years.

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@jobelbojel (36796)

• Philippines

8 Sep 22

This is a beautiful place Carol. We just need to enjoy the moment.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Sep 22

Thank you so very much. I am proud. Just wish my son was here to enjoy it too.

@DaddyEvil (174304)

• United States

7 Sep 22

The rose bush is beautiful as is the back of your home. It's easy to see why you spend so much time in the garden and in the screen room.

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@DaddyEvil (174304)

• United States

7 Sep 22

@CarolDM You're very welcome.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

How kind of you to say. It is hard to leave home for sure. Thanks so much.

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@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

7 Sep 22

It looks so lovely and very peaceful.

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@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

9 Sep 22

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Sep 22

Thank you, only thing missing is Dustin. But I know he is here.

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@JudyEv (381906)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Sep 22

Thanks for the photo of your screen room and deck. It's nice to be able to visualise what you're talking about.

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@JudyEv (381906)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Sep 22

@CarolDM It's turned into a lovely day here too.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

@JudyEv That is great. We have rain then sunshine every day now it seems.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

You are welcome. Many have asked a lot about the screen room so I thought this view might help. I was sitting on the bench in the garden. A nice day.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

7 Sep 22

While it is still green here, you can almost feel the temperature gradually falling. Won't be long before we are all bundled up. I guess Hummingbirds go south for the winter

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Sep 22

I cannot wait for winter. Unfortunately the hummers will leave soon but they will return.

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@dya80dya (36805)

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7 Sep 22

These beautiful moments seem too short.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

That is why I try to enjoy them while they are here.

@porwest (112802)

• United States

9 Sep 22

Both the deck and screened in porch seem like nice places to have a sit. I only have a deck, no screened in porch. As for hummingbirds, I don't see them often, but when I do they fascinate me. It would be cool to have them drink out of my hand.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Sep 22

I spend the majority of my time out there. And yes it was so very cool to have them drink from my hand.

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@rebelann (117211)

• El Paso, Texas

7 Sep 22

That rose bush is lovely .... so is your house. I haven't heard any hummers in a long while, I'm beginning to wonder if maybe they have somewhere else to go.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

Thanks so very much. I am proud of both. Always wishing Dustin was here to enjoy. I have the hummers here. They decided to hang out in my garden for now.

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@wolfgirl569 (135643)

• Marion, Ohio

7 Sep 22

Pretty place.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

Thank you. It is comfortable.

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@RasmaSandra (97957)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Sep 22

Very lovely roses, It looks so nice and peaceful out there,

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

Thanks so much. It is very peaceful.

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@franxav (14588)

• India

7 Sep 22

Our weather is much milder. We begin to prune rose bushes Sept/ Oct. New shoots come soon.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Sep 22

Summer ends soon. Fall begins. That is when we cut plants back for the winter.

@Kandae11 (57233)

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6 Sep 22

It is a lovely view. You can sit on your deck and smell the roses, what a wonderful way to relax.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Sep 22

Thanks just showing you how close the garden is from the deck. A favorite place.

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Paula Tranchina

@Ganma7 (3664)

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6 Sep 22

What a lovely photo. Love the flowers! Beautiful setting too!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Sep 22

Thanks I enjoy it very much.