Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Hummingbirds, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Outdoor Lifestyles, Sunday Reflections, Sunrises, Sunsets, Waterfalls | Tags: Daffodils, Family time, Hope Springs Eternal, Spring, Spring Bulbs, Spring Flowering Bulbs, Spring Gardening, Spring is Coming, Spring is Here!, Sunday, Sunday Breakfast, Sunday Brunch, Sunday in the Garden, Sunday Inspiration, Sunday Morning Coming Down, Sunday Mornings, Sunday Poem, Sunday Reflections, Sunday with Family, Sundays
The daffodils 🌼 are blooming! The daffodils are blooming!
Everywhere I look I’m seeing Spring! 🌼 I feel a fog lifting off my brain this time of year. I guess it’s the seasonal depression of winter leaving 🥶 But no matter what it is, I Love it! I watched the sun come up this morning and the birds love it as well! 😊 So much activity!
Well, it’s time for breakfast 🥞 Then, I’m out for the day! Enjoy the coming Spring!
“I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
~ William Wordsworth
Mark Carter
Filed under: Family time, God Bless America, Love, music, Sunrises, Sunsets, Waterfalls | Tags: Andy Johns, Brothers, Friends and Family, Friendship, God Bless, Old Friends, Old Memories, Old Pictures, Old Stories, Rest In Peace
This day, 22 years ago Andy Johns was killed in a head on collision. I guess I will always remember that day… We had lunch that afternoon then rode around & caught up a bit. After he left my house he was going by to see his daughter before heading back home. He never made it, he was killed on the way back to Parsons down in Chesterfield bottom.
I can’t count how many days we worked together, or how many games of pool we played. Andy was one of a kind and a true friend! I served as a Pallbearer along side his brother Shane and several other members of his family. I’ll never forget that day either…
Old friends never really die, they live on in our memories ❤️
“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die”
~ Thomas Campbell
Mark Carter
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Good Morning! I’m walking in the door of The Dixie Cafe at the World Famous ‘Old Country Store’ located in Casey Jones Village, right here in beautiful Jackson, TN! I am going LIVE from 9-11am With Dan Reaves and Seabass on the 360! We are going to talk about Outdoor Living, Gardening and the season that is upon us… Spring is In the air!
LOTS of stuff happening in the garden right now!
– Trimming and pruning!
– Clean up under your fruit trees! And apply dormant oil!
– Design and planting of shrubs and trees!
– Mulching! And Cool Season Gardening is back!
Jo and the ladies at the Boutique have a great selection of clothing and gifts for you, with Spring in mind! Come by and say hi 😊
– Tune in! 93.1 or 101.5 FM 9-11am. Today! Jackson, TN
– Call in with ALL you questions! 731-891-6161
Thanks and have a great weekend!!
PS: Carters Nursery is open to serve you! But, please remember to be courteous, wear your mask inside and keep your social distance … God Bless.
– I’m on the 360 with Sea Bass & Dan Reaves Fridays from 9-11am Call in with ALL your Outdoor Living questions 731-891-6161
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com
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Filed under: Family time, Food, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love, music, Outdoor Lifestyles, Sunday Reflections, Sunrises, Sunsets, Waterfalls | Tags: mosquitoes, Rainy Days, Rainy Morning, Sunday, Sunday Breakfast, Sunday Brunch, Sunday Gardening, Sunday in the Garden, Sunday Inspiration, Sunday Morning Coming Down, Sunday Mornings, Sunday Naps, Sunday Poem, Sunday Reflections, Sunday Sunrises, Sunday with Family, Sundays, Unseasonably Warm
Have you stepped outside this morning? It’s almost hot! Immediately I was buzzed by several mosquitoes 🦟 What a difference a week makes! Tomorrow is March 1st! The 1st. month of Spring! Also the month we run the clocks forward… ‘Spring forward’ is the term I do believe, and that happens 2 weeks from today! 😳
Breakfast calls, then, who knows 😊
“The sun is brilliant in the sky but its warmth does not reach my face.
The breeze stirs the trees but leaves my hair unmoved.
The cooling rain will feed the grass but will not slake my thirst.
It is all inches away but further from me than my dreams.”
~ M. Romeo LaFlamme, The First of March
Enjoy your day!
Mark C.
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Sunrises, Sunsets, Waterfalls | Tags: Benefits of Snow, Birds, Birdseed, Cabin Fever, Day Off, Family Pictures, Feeding Birds, Feeding the Soul, Feeding Time, From My Window, From My Windows, Glass, Ice, Icicles, Outside My Window, Pics, Pictures, Snow Day, Snow Falling, Snow Pics, Snowed In, Theater of Life, Through the Glass, Window, Winter Gardening, Winter Landsacpe, Winter Pics, Winter Pictures
We don’t get “BIG” snow like this very often… Thank God! So many aren’t prepared for it! Power goes out, heat goes out, no water, etc, etc… I myself even lost one of my main greenhouses from the sheer weight of the snow… But, today I’m gonna try to focus on the Beauty of it all. Much of it from my window 😊 Its COLD out there 🥶
I just thought I would share a few pictures of what I think is a Beautiful, Winter Landscape. The “Entertainment of the day” the last few days has been sitting in front of the French doors and watching the birds eat the seed we’ve been throwing out. Even our dogs are glued to the ‘Theater of Life’ that’s just on the other side of the glass.
Enjoy your snow day! And stay warm 🔥
PS: Spring is Coming!
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Love, music, Outdoor Lifestyles, Sunday Reflections, Sunrises, Sunsets, Waterfalls | Tags: Be My Valentine, Best Wife Award, Family Dinner, Family time, Family Traditions, Love, Valentines Day
Let me start out by saying, Happy Valentines Day! ❤️ Normally, I would be planning a nice breakfast and dinner out for my sweetheart ❤️ But, instead we have a Winter Storm Warning ⛔️ and the snows already started. So, I got up early and went to the store for us and my Mom & Dad & Mother in law… Usually Kroger is a ghost town on Sunday Morning, but not today…
The old joke is to always run to the store at the 1st mention of snow to get bread and milk 🥛… Why? Maybe bread 🥖 pudding? Or French toast? A PB&J sandwich 🥪 always needs bread and a glass of milk. And, DON’T forget the TP 🧻 😃
No matter the weather, it’s still Valentines Day! ❤️ And I’m a blessed man to have a Valentine of my own! So dinners still on, it will be great too! Because I will be the chef 👩🍳
Here’s to all the Lovers out there! ❤️ Happy Valentines Day! ❤️
“A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.”
~ Max Muller,
Mark Carter
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Outdoor Lifestyles, Sunday Reflections, Sunsets, Waterfalls | Tags: Brady, Family Fun, Family time, Family Traditions, Football, Garden Chores, I ❤️ Football, Morning Coffee, Pancakes, Sausage, Sunday Breakfast, Sunday Brunch, Sunday Inspiration, Sunday Morning Coming Down, Sunday Mornings, Sunday Reflections, Sunday with Family, Super Bowl Monday, Super Bowl Snacks, Super Bowl Sunday
For the first time in years I slept past 8am on Sunday morning. It was good sleep 😴 but… Sleeping in, ain’t what it used to be 😊
Brunch is on!
Today is Super Bowl Sunday! Always a fun day! And a milepost in the seasons for my business! For Carter’s Nursery, Tomorrow is Super Bowl Monday! A day when we start LOTS of seasonal Landscape chores… So I got that goin for me 😊
Question- Who are you pulling for in the big game? For Jo and I, we got Brady’s team – The Buccaneers 🏴☠️ 🏈 The biggest reason, besides the fact that Brady is probably the best ever at his position (Quarterback), is that The night that Jo had our son Jacob, was the very night that Brady made his first mark on the NFL winning a snowy game against The Raiders to move forward into the Super Bowl – His 1st. Super Bowl win! Can you say “Tuck Rule”… 😳. She laid there, in labor, and watched the entire game with me! At times of serious pain, she would ask, what’s going on? What’s the score? How’s Brady doing? A football 🏈 fan was born! And, a beautiful, bouncing baby boy to boot! Boom💥 Yes, that’s 6 B’s in a row! Thank you, thank you very much!
No matter the outcome of today’s game though, we will have fun watching it!
Have a great Sunday! And, Go Bucs!🏈💥
Mark Carter
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Outdoor Lifestyles, Sunrises, Sunsets, Waterfalls | Tags: Catfish, Feeling Good, Good food, Good Night, Good Times, Life is Good, Paris, Saturday Fun, Saturday Night, The Good Fight, What ever happened to Saturday night
Saturday nights have changed a bit over the last year… A little less exciting… A little less, well, everything. Until tonight! We finally got to make up for a couple of cancelled vacations and more. We got to go to … Paris! 💥
We even got to eat the most famous of all Parisian foods… Yep, catfish!
I hope your Saturday night was as exciting as mine!
Have a great evening 😊
Mark Carter
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Hummingbirds, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pond Tips, Pondless Waterfalls, Sunrises, Sunsets, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls
Good Morning! I’m walking in the door of The Dixie Cafe at the World Famous ‘Old Country Store’ located in Casey Jones Village, right here in beautiful Jackson, TN! I am going LIVE from 9-11am With Dan Reaves and Seabass on the 360! We are post Groundhog Day! Which means – Spring is Coming!
We are cleaning up the nursery, making plant orders for Spring and we are here to serve YOU!
LOTS of stuff happening in the garden right now!
– Trimming trees, including the ever popular Crepe Myrtle!
– Clean up under your fruit trees! And apply dormant oil!
– Design and planting of shrubs and trees!
– Composting!
And so much more! Call in and we can talk about it 🎈731-891-6161
– Tune in! 93.1 or 101.5 FM 9-11am. Today! Jackson, TN
– Call in with ALL you questions! 731-891-6161
Thanks and have a great weekend!!
PS: Carters Nursery is open to serve you! But, please remember to be courteous, wear your mask and keep your social distance … God Bless.
– I’m on the 360 with Sea Bass & Dan Reaves Fridays from 9-11am Call in with ALL your Outdoor Living questions 731-891-6161
Filed under: Butterfly House, Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Hummingbirds, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pond Tips, Pondless Waterfalls, Sunday Reflections, Sunrises, Sunsets, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: #throwbackthursday, Best Local Nursery and Garden Center, Carters Nursery Pond & Patio, Carters Nursery Pond and Patio, I Love Animals, Kids, Nursery Cat, Nurseryfix, Ponds for Kids, Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday pictures have gotten to be one of my favorite things about Thursdays 😊 Looking back at fun times with family and friends, what’s not to smile about. Like this one. Kids just LOVE my Nursery! They feed the Koi, they pet the animals, and find all sorts of cool critters in the gardens.
This was my pick for the first #Throwbackthursday of February 2021. Feel free to share a throwback of your own today!
Have a great one!
PS: Spring is Coming!
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com
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