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My Blog, My Public Journal…

February 4, 2020, 8:50 am
Filed under: Articles, 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, Pondless Waterfalls, Sunday Reflections, Sunrises, Sunsets, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Blog, Blogging is Fun, Carters Nursery Pond and Patio, Daily Blog, Diary, Everyone wants a waterfall they just don’t know it yet, facebook, Garden Blog, Garden Club Meeting, Garden Journal, Gardening, History, I ❤️ My Art, I ❤️ my Family, I ❤️ My Friends!, I Love ❤️ My Job!, Instagram, Journal, Knowledge, Old Sayings, Old Stories, Peace ✌🏻Love ❤️ & Herbs 🌿, Personal Blog, Pinterest, Public Journal, Talk Radio, Viral Blog, Water Gardening, Writing

Good morning! Well, it’s official… I’m a Blogger geek! At least that’s what my wife and son say 😊 This is my 3rd year doing a daily Blog & I don’t really see an end in sight.

Most Journals are private, this one is public. Published daily…

Many people write a daily journal or diary to get their thoughts recorded. I guess that’s what my Blog is in a way. It’s part life experience, part education & hopefully partly entertainment for others… In any case, it has become a passion & a daily activity that drives me to type & photograph & record things in my daily life. I’m not in any way comparing myself to one of my favorite writers, Thoreau, but I love and identify with this quote of his 👇🏻

“My Journal is that of me which else would spill over and run to waste, gleanings from the field which in action I reap. I must not live for it, but in it for the gods. They are my correspondent, to whom daily I send off this sheet postpaid. I am clerk in their counting-room, and at evening transfer the account from my day-book to ledger. It is as a leaf which hangs over my head in the path. I bend the twig and write my prayers on it; then letting it go, the bough springs up and shows the scrawl to heaven. As if it were not kept shut in my desk, but were as public a leaf as any in nature. It is papyrus by the riverside; it is vellum in the pastures; it is parchment on the hills. I find it everywhere as free as the leaves which troop along the lanes in autumn. The crow, the goose, the eagle carry my quill, and the wind blows the leaves as far as I go. Or, if my imagination does not soar, but gropes in slime and mud, then I write with a reed. “

~ Henry David Thoreau

Have a great Tuesday!

PS: I’m off to speak for a Garden Club ❤️ Wish me luck!

Mark Carter

Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio

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Throwback Thursday… #throwbackthursday

October 24, 2019, 6:59 am
Filed under: Family time, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love | Tags: #throwbackthursday, Brothers & Sisters, Daily Blog, Family, Family Pictures, Family time, Good Times, Old Pictures, siblings, Throwback Thursday, Time, Time flies, Time in a bottle

I’ve been going through pictures again 😊 Grouping, dating, archiving, etc… I LOVE timeline photos equally as well as I do “before and after” pictures of projects and places. Here’s a couple of my sister and me – Kids (early 70’s), Young adults (89) & a fairly recent one. Wow! How time flies !

We haven’t aged tooo bad… I mean, I’ve seen worse 😊 Christie looks great!

My offering for #throwbackthursday !

PS: 1989 is the year I started my business! I was just a kid 😊

Mark Carter

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Blogging Milestones | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

August 22, 2019, 8:45 am
Filed under: Family time, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love, Outdoor Lifestyles | Tags: 2019, Blog Layout, Blogging, Blogging is Fun, Daily Blog, Friday Radio Report, Garden Blog, Gardening answers, gardening questions, Goals, Hump Day Koi Fix, I ❤️ My Job!, Milestones, Outdoor Lifestyle Area, outdoor lifestyles, Outdoor Living, Sharing, Sunday Reflections, Viral Blog, Water Gardening Answers, Water Gardening Questions, Waterfall Wednesday

I like to set goals and meet them! I also like to mark Milestones… Today is the 600th day that I have turned out a daily blog! Whew! It sure doesn’t seem like it’s been that long… Time flies! And – Yes, I have been having Fun! 😊

When I committed to a daily Blog it was a HUGE step! And at first it was a real challenge, but it seems to get easier and more fun the longer I keep the commitment 😊

As many of you know, I started blogging in 2008, but not daily… more weekly and monthly, AND I haven’t missed a month since 2008! But, It wasn’t until January 1st 2018 that I made the decision to blog daily. Now, it’s just part of what I do… And, my blog has developed some daily themes that I hope you like…

Mondays are a video of a stream and/or Waterfall, usually one that we built, and it’s titled “Monday Morning Moment of Zen”…

Tuesdays and Thursdays are my ‘freelance days’… lately I have been doing my Blog or Vlog On Outdoor Living, focusing on Outdoor Lifestyle Areas (Spaces, patios, outdoor kitchens,outdoor rooms, etc.).

Wednesday (Hump Day) Is ALL about Waterfalls! And – KOI!

Fridays I do a Local Talk Radio Show (The ‘180’ with Dan Reaves & Sea Bass) and I follow the show up with a Blog about what was covered. I call it – The “Friday Radio Report”.

Saturdays I try to Blog about the my Nursery. What’s HOT, Events that are happening and, what is going on in & around the garden.

Sundays Blog is called “Sunday Reflections…” Sunday is a day of rest, reflection and time with my family. I try to share a inspirational thought, poem or story.

I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time to read my Blogs or watch my Vlogs! Especially to everyone who has “Followed” my Blog! I have gotten many new Followers each & every month this year! Thanks! & WOW! Plus – I have tried to make it easy and painless to follow my blog. I would like to ask you to PLEASE help me introduce my daily Blog to others by sharing my blog with your friends and family on your Facebook page or other social networks.

– To follow my blog, all you have to do is click on “Follow” at the bottom right of the page & enter your email address. You will be sent an email to “confirm” and BAM – your in business. You will receive my daily Blog in your email inbox. You can opt out at any time & we don’t share or sell your address.

So many ways to share and spread the word now! Please Follow, Like & Share my Blog posts. Thanks in advance 😊

The weekly radio show Im involved with on Fridays has given me LOTS of ideas for my blog too! I have received LOTS of feedback from the show! Emails, comments, likes, etc, etc. Thank you! Remember, you can send a request or question. I WILL answer your inquiry and I will blog on it! Also feel free to call in LIVE on Fridays Radio Show to ask a question or just say Hi 🙂

I’m on with the 180 Crew – Dan Reaves & Sea Bass- every Friday from 9-11am Call in with ALL your gardening and Outdoor Lifestyle questions at 731-423-8101.
OR you can TEXT us at 731-277-5155. Listen LIVE at 101.5 WNWS – FM Talk Radio – on your smart phone using your TuneIn app.!

Here’s to the rest of 2019! There’s still a LOT to accomplish and enjoy!

Thanks for reading! Have a great day!

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com

Blog – Under Construction 🚧 🔨 – So Much To Say…

July 5, 2019, 6:57 am
Filed under: Family time, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love, music, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Blog Layout, Blogging, Daily Blog, Family time, Friday blog, Re-design, Redesign, Under Construction, Weekend, Weekend Off

2 things going on here… I’m enjoying a Long Weekend off with my family & I’m toying with my Blog layout… Trying to make it better 😎

I’m trying to figure out a few things with my Blog. Change is Hard!

A few days off is a wonderful thing! I hope you enjoy yours! 😊

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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Friday Radio Report… Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

It’s a misty, grey morning in Medina, TN with the 180 Crew! Today we are on a LIVE remote from Rhodes Family Diner in Medina, TN & BIG Steve is buying breakfast 🍳 So get here quick! 😊

‘Live’ from Rhodes Family Diner in Medina, Tennessee!

Lots of friends came out to eat and say Good Morning!

The Nipps’s & “Mark from Jackson” came out to support the 180 & Rhodes Dinner!

I’m publishing this blog earlier than usual on Friday! Normally I publish after the show, but today is a special day! I want y’all to know about FREE breakfast! AND, I want y’all to call in with your questions! The number is 731-423-8101! Call with ALL your questions and comments 😊

Dont forget ‘Spring Fest & Customer Appreciation Day – Saturday, March 23rd.!

Have a GREAT Weekend!

Mark Carter

Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio

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Friday Radio Report… | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, Tennessee

Spring is in the air with the 180 Crew! Dan & Sea Bass are the BEST!

We are broadcasting LIVE from the Bakers Rack in Downtown Jackson, Tennessee! We LOVE this place! Best food in J Town!

Come by the Bakers Rack this morning! Big Steve from Carlock Nissan is buying everyone’s breakfast till he runs out of money 💰 😉

Spring time is the BIG topic! It is time to get started for Spring!!!

planting
trimming
mulching
pond cleaning
fertilizing
Seeding
sodding

The whole world is about to turn GREEN!

Don’t forget, the Jackson Suns ‘Readers Choice Awards’ voting is going on right now! This show – The 180 has been nominated for Best Show! As well as Dan Reaves and Sea Bass in individual categories, so vote daily! And please vote for Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio! We have been nominated for Best Landscaping Company & Best Local Nursery/Garden Center! Click on the link below to vote – http://jacksonsun.secondstreetapp.com/2019-Readers-Choice—Jackson-Sun/gallery/147275042

Heads up! We are fixing to experience a BIG drop in temperatures! Sunday night we drop down into the teens & we will stay cold for a few days. So – disconnect those hoses, bring those plants back in 😊 and watch out for your pets ❤️

Have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Mark Carter

Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio

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Happy New Year! 💥🎉 Welcome 2019!

January 1, 2019, 6:51 am
Filed under: Family time, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love, music, Outdoor Lifestyles | Tags: A New Year, Black Eyed Peas, Blogging, Cornbread, Daily Blog, Family Traditions, Happy 2019, Happy New Year!, Hog Jowl, Love, New Years Dinner, New Years Quotes, New Years Resolutions, New Years Traditions, Southern Traditions, Turnip Greens

Happy New Year! 💥🎉

Another New Year = A clean slate. A blank canvas. An open road of possibilities! I for one am excited! I hope we all make the best of 2019 and beyond.

2019 = An open road of possibilities! Let’s make the most of it. Happy New Year!

Last year I decided to set a goal, to do a daily Blog & not to miss a day… Today that goal was fulfilled 😊 It’s been a lot of work! But also a LOT of FUN! I’ve learned quite a bit about myself by committing to this daily task. This year I plan to keep on Blogging… Not every day in 2019, but weekly and more. Thank you for subscribing to my blog and reading what I posted. I watched my #’s go up & up & up all year! Hopefully it will keep growing and the inspiration will keep coming!

Commitment to a daily blog was the toughest and the most rewarding thing I did last year. Today marks the 1 year anniversary- 365 consecutive days of Blogging…

Now, I’ve got to get busy cooking! Our family always gets together on New Years Day and eats the traditional meal (Pork, greens, black eyed peas & Cornbread) – I’m in charge of the Peas & turnip greens this year 😊

I LOVE our New Years tradition of eating dinner with the family. We always have fried Hog Jowl, Black Eyed Peas, Turnip Greens & Cornbread! Plus much more … Happy New Year 🎊

“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.”

~ Benjamin Franklin

Happy New Year Everyone! 💥🎉❤️

Mark Carter

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Milestones! July 19th = 200 Days Strait of BLOGGING! | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

July 19, 2018, 7:28 am
Filed under: General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, Sunday Reflections, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: 200 Days, Carters Nursery, Daily Blog, Follow me, Friday Radio Report, Hump Day Koi Fix, July 19th., Milestones, Monday Morning Moment of Zen, Nurseryfix, Outdoor Lifestyle Area, Outdoor Living, Outdoor Room, Sunday Reflections, Sunrises, Vlog, Writing

Yes! Today is day 200 of 2018! There’s only 165 Days left in this calendar year… Which leaves only 158 Shopping Days before Christmas 🎄 😳 The Milestone for me? I have successfully turned out a Blog Post every day this year! Bam! … I don’t want to kick up my heels too high or break my arm pattin myself on the back 😊 BUT, I really feel a sense of accomplishment with what this Blog has turned into!

Wow! I’ve been blogging part time for some time now (10 years), but this year I decided to go to a Daily Blog… I can sum it up in one word! FUN!

Now that I have really gotten into the grove of writing everyday, the task has gotten to be FUN! I look forward to writing. I find myself scribbling down ideas for future blogs all the time. Sometimes while writing a blog, another idea jumps in my head and I find myself writing another and another… Videos and pictures have become more fun too 😊

Blogging & Vlogging have become a daily habit 😊 | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

If your reading this you probably know that some days have an assigned theme now –

Mondays are a video (Vlog) of a stream and/or Waterfall that We built and it’s titled “Monday Morning Moment of Zen”…

Tuesdays and Thursdays I have been trying to do a Blog or Vlog On Outdoor Living, focusing on Outdoor Lifestyle Areas (Spaces, patios, outdoor kitchens,outdoor rooms, etc.).

Wednesday (Hump Day) Is ALL about KOI!

Fridays I do a Local Talk Radio Show (The ‘180’ with Dan Reaves & Sea Bass) and I follow the show up with a Blog about what was covered. I call it – The “Friday Radio Report”.

Saturdays I usually Blog about the Nursery and what is going on around the gardens.

And Sundays Blog is called “Sunday Reflections…” Sunday is a day of rest, reflection and time with my family. I try to share a inspirational thought, poem or memory.

I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time to read or watch my Blogs or Vlogs! Especially to everyone who has “Followed” my Blog! I have gotten HUNDREDS of new Followers every month this year! WOW! I have tried to make it easy and painless to follow my blog. I would like to ask you to PLEASE help me by sharing my blog with your friends and family. To follow me all you have to do is click on “Follow” at the bottom right of the page & enter your email address. You will be sent an email to “confirm” and BAM – your in business. You will receive my daily Blog in your email inbox.

I have received LOTS of feedback from y’all! Emails, comments, likes, etc, etc. Thank you! Remember, you can send a request or question. I WILL answer your inquiry and I will blog on it! Also feel free to call in LIVE on Fridays Radio Show to ask a question or just say Hi 🙂

Here’s to the rest of 2018! There’s still a LOT to accomplish and enjoy! 165 more Sunrises & LOTS to do 🙂

“Be mindful of how you approach time. Watching the clock is not the same as watching the sun rise.”
– Sophia Bedford-Pierce

Thanks! Have a great day!

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com

100 Strait Days of Blogging! | Milestones Are Cool :) | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

April 12, 2018, 7:55 am
Filed under: Articles, Butterfly House, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, water garden | Tags: Blogging, Daily Blog, Garden Show, Koi, Pond info, Water Features

I’ve been blogging for quite few years now (since 2008), but not every day. I decided January 1st. of this year to commit myself to doing a daily blog. I have a lot to say and share so I decided to put it out there. I also decided that it doesn’t always have to be about the Garden or the Koi Pond, it could be more personal and about things that I experience in my day to day life.

I LOVE to meet and make new friends! 🙂 That’s a lot of what this daily blog is about.

Now that I’ve gotten used to the daily task of writing something, it has led to several things that I am enjoying every week. I do a short video every Monday morning of a Pond or Waterfall that I have designed/built and post it for all to see – the “Monday Morning Moment of Zen”. Then I have been trying to display and talk about Koi on Wednesdays, Koi are a passion of mine. So Wednesdays are for the – “Hump Day Koi Fix”… Friday is a report on the Radio Program that I do with Dan & Sea Bass “The 180 Crew” down at WNWS FM 101.5FM. It’s LOTS of fun and we get a lot of feedback & questions, so Fridays are for – “The Friday Radio Report”. And Sunday being a day of rest (and my only day off) is a day of reflection and time with family. I try to share a inspirational thought, poem or memory. I call it my – “Sunday Reflection”. So, this has left me with Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays to “Freestyle” and have some FUN! 🙂

I LOVE to take pictures and blog about Gardens! Here is my beautiful, blooming Water Garden in Summer. Your welcome to come by and see it during business hours at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN

I have picked up HUNDREDS of new e-mail Subscribers, received numerous e-mails, messages, made LOTS of Facebook friends, etc., etc. from this blog! THANKS to all who have taken a minute to read or view ANY of these ramblings 🙂 I just crossed the 100 consecutive day line and I don’t see an end in sight! AND, most importantly, I’m having fun! Feel free to comment or even send a request or question. I WILL blog on it! Also feel free to call in LIVE on Fridays and ask a question or just say Hi 🙂

I’m on with the 180 Crew – Dan Reaves & Sea Bass- every Friday from 10-11am Call in with ALL your gardening and Outdoor Lifestyle questions at 731-423-8101.
OR you can TEXT us at 731-277-5155. Listen LIVE at 101.5 WNWS – FM Talk Radio – on your smart phone using your TuneIn app.!

FYI: I am trying to get my blog down to a standard post time every day. I’m shooting for 9am., except on Fridays when it’s a report on the radio show – it will be posted in the afternoon! Stay tuned for more 🙂

Thanks! Have a great day!

Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com