What a week… Work, rain, storms, heat, shipping delays, out of stock, yada yada… The ‘New Normal’ they call it… But, all in all a good week! Lots to be Thankful for 🙏🏻 My reward was the weekend with my lovely wife on the river. Boat riding, swimming, photography, beautiful sunsets and then after dark… Bug Watching! (yes, we are both easily entertained 😊)
A prime spot to watch bugs… Look at that line buildup! You don’t get quality bug watching like this in town! Lights a bit harsh though…
There are so many opportunities to watch bugs at the river! I mean, it’s kinda the only show in town 😊 #bugwatchin
We rode around giggling like a couple of kids, eating ice cream, cracking jokes and yes, watching bugs… I got her laughing pretty good 😊
Then we found this one, and watched for quite some time. She is pretty cool 🕷
What can I say, I’m a cheap date 😊
“Stood on the ledge of my sleepy blue sorrow back from the edge, guess I’ll see you tomorrow can’t lie, not the first time I’m thinking of you but the night bugs are out, life’s distractions will do
I looked to the west as the day slowly fadyded turned up the volume of cricket and katydid rhythm rubs life in the darkness outside steer clear of the blue light or get yourself fried
With the zapper you took out the skeeters and flies while spiders and ants faced the raider’s demise yellow jackets and wasps, you chased from their hives, but these night bugs are here for the rest of our lives bittersweet bugs for the rest of our lives
Back in the house now, I roll down the screen protecting myself from the lurking unseen from the critters, which drawn by the lure of the light make feast in their famine on food, flesh and fright
we handle the things that intrude in our spaces the bugs in the dark and the unwanted faces we roll down the screens and we listen to voices those sweet summer sounds, and this night bug rejoices
With the zapper you took out the skeeters and flies while spiders and ants faced the raider’s demise yellow jackets and wasps, you chased from their hives, but these night bugs are here for the rest of our lives
too many months have passed without hearing the music which blends with the night bugs I’m fearing I nearly lost hope for those sounds in my life but these night bugs revive good ol’ summertime strife bittersweet bugs, for the rest of my life
Stood on the ledge of my sleepy blue sorrow back from the edge, guess I’ll see you tomorrow”
Here we are, standing at the crossroads of another year… So many choices to make, so much work to be done. So many blessings to count and so much more to look forward too! A wise lady told me that ’Every day above ground is a Blessing!’ ❤️
So many opportunities lay ahead! As for me, I took the road less traveled by years ago, and so far so good… Happy New Year!
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.”
~ Robert Frost
I hope we all have a wonderful evening closing out 2021! And here’s to a HUGE 2022! 💥🍾
“Should auld acquaintance be Forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be Forgot and days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear,for auld lang syne, We’ll take a cup of kindness yet,for auld lang syne.”
October is flying by 💨 Its just a few more days till Halloween… I was looking through some older images of Halloweens past and when I came across this one I knew it had to be todays #Throwbackthursday memory.
I remember this night! We spent the evening carving 🎃 baking pies and watching scary movies 👻 Sounds like a great plan for tonight!
Yes, the headlines are true… We are closed until Tuesday in observance of Labor Day. Did you know that the Labor Day holiday goes all the way back to the 1800’s?! Pretty cool 😎 I don’t know about you, but my crew has earned a long weekend! Their hard work, along with many others out there, is what makes our country great!
The whole team at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio wants to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy Labor Day Weekend! The Nursery will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday in observance of the Holiday!
Thanks to my all my people for their hard work and dedication! ❤️
And God Bless the American Worker! 💪🏼 🇺🇸
“Peter J. McGuire, a carpenter and labor union leader, was the person who came up with the idea for Labor Day. He thought American workers should be honored with their own day. He proposed his idea to New York’s Central Labor Union early in 1882, and they thought the holiday was a good idea, too.”
A timely throwback memory. My cousin Kim is in town for graduations and a few other things, so I pulled up a few old pics and made a little collage of Kim and family down through the years. Cousins are very special family! We are as close as siblings and even better friends than if we were brothers and sisters 😊
It’s so nice getting to spend some time with family that you grew up with. Lifelong memories ❤️
Blue Moon Tonight! First one since March 31st., 2018! Oh, and it’s on Halloween 🎃 which Makes it very special! The last Halloween with a Blue Moon was all the way back in 1944! We were fighting WW II! 💥 Oh, and it’s SATURDAY! When you combine these things with the fact that it’s also a Saturday, now we’re talking very rare! In fact, there won’t be another like it for 250 years!
Halloween night and the moon 🌝 is Full! It’s also a Blue Moon 🌚
Oh, and I almost forgot… One more factor to consider… Tonight is the night we roll back the clocks ⏰ an hour! Yep, it’s “Fall Back for Daylight Savings” tonight!
Set your clocks back tonight…
So if you add that factor to the Blue Moon, on Halloween 🎃 on a Saturday night – You blow the roof off the timeline of WHEN this will happen again! I’ve been searching and I don’t believe this exact sequence of events has EVER happened before?! Daylight Savings was started in 1918… That led to the question, WHEN will this all line up like this and happen again? I couldn’t completely track it down or do the exact math… But, if and when it does, it will be well over 1,000 years from now! 😳
Good Morning! ❄️ Snow day today at Cartercountry! The walkways are icy and dangerous, so we are taking a “Snow Day” and closing up! We will reopen tomorrow- Saturday at our normal hours.
But know – Spring is Coming! I am coming at you LIVE with the 180 Crew – Dan Reaves & Sea Bass from the All New Carlock Nissan! Call in with all your questions 731-423-8101 OR text us at 731-277-5155.
Pond cleaning season is coming quick! Give me a call at the Nursery to get your name on the schedule to insure a clean pond in time for the Spring!
Capture & carefully place the fish in tanks and then thoroughly clean, remove debris, straiten up rocks & gravel and wash the pond down thoroughly. Clean filters & inspect pump & check valve. And don’t forget to dose the new water with Pond detox.
Lots to do in the Landscape in preparation for Spring! Get out there and stay ahead of the game!
Trimming & Pruning
Cleanup
mower & tool maintenance
cool season gardening
planting shrubs & trees
mulching
Dormant Oil for fruit trees and Crepe Myrtles!
Dreaming and planning 😊
We have a Full Line of Cold Season Water Treatments in stock at Carters Nursery!
Cool Season Water Treatments are important! Keep using your Cool Season Beneficial Bacteria throughout the winter for a cleaner, healthier pond. | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio
We also carry Dormant Oil and Garden Supplies!
We are closed today, but every Friday is Fishy Friday! Come in and get a great price on Koi!
For the entire month of January, every Friday is a “Fishy Friday”! That means all of the fish you purchase are at a 20% discount! TGIFF! | Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN
Have a great weekend!
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.!
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