Filed under: Family time, Food, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Lake and Pond, Love, music, Outdoor Lifestyles, Sunday Reflections, Sunrises, Sunsets, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Autumn, Beautiful Sunset, Colorful Sunset, Fall, Fall is Coming, Happy Dog, I ❤️ Dogs, I ❤️ Sunsets, I Love Dogs, Learning, Lucky Dog, Mans Best Friend, Summertime, Sunday Breakfast, Sunday Inspiration, Sunday Mornings, Sunday on the River, Sunday Reflections, Sunday with Family, Sundays, Sunrises, Sunset Poem, Sunsets, Time flies, Time in a bottle
Taking the time to smell the roses 🌹 and to watch the sunrises and sunsets is so important! It’s Labor Day weekend… The Summer seasons last big hurrah! Time to enter Fall… Does it seem like we should be here already? Wow! Summer has passed by like a sunset…
Believe it or not, my dog loves watching the sunset with us. Maybe it’s because we are watching and paying attention to the setting sun ☀️ but he sure seems to love it too ❤️
“It was sunsets that taught me that beauty sometimes only lasts for a couple of moments, and it was sunrises that showed me that all it takes is patience to experience it all over again.” — A.J. Lawless
Have a great Sunday!!
~ Mark C.
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What a beautiful morning! The reward for a long week of playing catch up… the water is smooth, the wind is light and breakfast at the Marina calls… This is heaven for these dogs… They deserve it As well 😊
It’s nice to have the whole bunch out on the River on a Sunday Morning! To the dogs it means one thing – Bacon 🥓
Y’all have a Great Sunday!!
“When the Man waked up he said, ‘What is Wild Dog doing here?’ And the Woman said, ‘His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.”
– Rudyard Kipling
Mark C.
Filed under: Family time, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love, Outdoor Lifestyles | Tags: #throwbackthursday, Bandit, Best Of Show, Bulldog, Dogs, English Bulldog, Fishing, Hunting, I ❤️ my Family, I Love Dogs, Lucky Dog, Memories, Old Memories, Papaw, Pedigree, Purebreds, Show Dog Champion, Throwback Thursday
#Throwbackthursday is always a cool day! Focusing on something or someone from the past. I have been in my boxes of old photos yet again 😊 And found a few more pics of my Papaw. He was a really cool guy! He loved and excelled at hunting and fishing. He loved treasure hunting with his old metal detector! And he Loved his dog – Bandit!
Bandit was my Papaws favorite English Bulldog! He was from a pedigreed line of Champions & took Best of Show every time!
My aunt Mickie was from Orange County California. She brought a champion female from Cali home to my Papaw & Mimi to breed. Bandit was from one of those litters of pups. In fact, he was the runt of a litter & Papaw just fell in love with him. Most of Bandits brothers and sisters were purchased by Marine Corp officers and the like and moved far away… One of Bandits brothers went to my other Grandfather, his name was John Boy (a story for another day😊).
Heres to great memories! And great Papaws & Great Dogs! #Throwbackthursdsy
Have a Great day!
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Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, Sunsets, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Best kept secret in Jackson, Carters Nursery, Carters Nursery Pond and Patio, Charity Pond Tour, Dancing In The Moonlight, Full Harvest Moon, Full Moon, Fund raiser, humane society, I Love Animals, I Love Cats, I Love Dogs, Jackson Animal Care Center, Jackson Tennessee, Moonlight Pond Tour, Moonlight Pond Tour Video, Moonlight Tour, Moonlighting effects, Things to do in Jackson
Enjoy a ’Magical Night’ exploring private gardens at this Unique Garden Tour. Saturday, September 14th is our annual Fall Pond Tour Fundraiser for the Jackson Animal Care Center! The Moonlight Pond Tour always falls on the Saturday night closest to the full Harvest moon & this year we got lucky! The Full Harvest Moon is THE NIGHT of the Tour! Boom 💥 Don’t miss this unique garden tour experience.
The Moonlight Pond Tour takes place each Fall and coincides with the Full Moon (the Harvest Moon). The Moonlight Pond Tour showcases Water Gardens, Pondless Waterfalls, Disappearing Fountains, Koi Ponds & more, all under a Gorgeous ‘Moonlit sky’ & enhanced by AWESOME Landscape Lighting | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN
“People LOVE this event” says Mark Carter, Owner/Landscape Designer at Carters Nursery Pond & Patio. “This Tour is unique. Many people have never been on a Garden Tour, much less a Pond Tour, PLUS, this tour is at NIGHT! Once you see the Lighting effects and the Waterfalls shimmering & glowing and the brightly colored fish gliding through the Underwater Lights, you are blown away. This is a great night out with the family and/or a Wonderful Date Night” says Carter.
Helping animals in our local community is where this event began & what we still do! ALL the money raised goes to our Local Animal Care Center.
The Jackson Animal Care Center receives 100% of the money from the tickets we sell for the tour! We Love and Support our Local Animal Care Center and we support their Mission in our Community. AND, we truly appreciate YOUR support! Without the community behind this, it won’t work. So please come out and help us make this a Success. It’s a Win-Win – Enjoy a GREAT night out while helping a worthy cause.”
What: The 15th. Annual Moonlight Pond Tour
When: Saturday, September 14th. from dusk (7:30) till 11pm.
Where: Beautiful North Jackson, Tn. in Madison County.
Why: It’s Fun, Affordable and it’s for a GREAT CAUSE! A truly Unique & Beautiful Garden Tour!
Tickets: $20 for the Pond Tour (no charge for kids age 12 and under)
Moonlight Pond Tour Tickets are ON SALE NOW at Carter’s Nursery! Call Jo or Sandra for more info at 731-424-2206
Mark Carter
Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, TN 38305
731-424-2206
https://www.cartercountry.com
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I was sleeping like a log, until my wife let the dogs in… Then both of them leapt on me with a flurry of licks 🐶 They are so happy 😀 Nobody loves you like your dog! When I count my blessings, they are always there. Sunday mornings are the best!
When my dogs pile on ya’, you come out well washed 😂
“I lie belly-up
In the sunshine, happier than
You ever will be.
Today I sniffed
Many dog butts—I celebrate
By kissing your face.
I sound the alarm!
Paperboy—come to kill us all —
Look! Look! Look! Look! Look!
I sound the alarm!
Garbage man—come to kill us all —
Look! Look! Look! Look! Look!
I lift my leg and
Whiz on each bush. Hello, Spot—
Sniff this and weep.
I Hate my choke chain—
Look, world, they strangle me! Ack
Ack Ack Ack Ack Ack!
Sleeping here, my chin
On your foot—no greater bliss—well,
Maybe catching cats.
Look in my eyes and
Deny it. No human could
Love you as much as I do.”
~ Anonymous
Have a wonderful Sunday!
Mark C.
Filed under: Family time, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Love, Outdoor Lifestyles, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: April 1st, April Fools, Chilly Willy Plunge Cancelled, Cold Pond, Cold Weather, Happy Dogs, I Love Dogs, Puppy Dogs
I was gonna take that plunge, but man was it cold out there 🥶 Instead, we snuggled up and got a few extra minutes of sleep 😴
My dogs said it was just TOO Cold this morning 🥶 They formed a defensive puppy pile that I couldn’t escape 😊 Maybe we will do a Plunge next year…
PS: Be nice on April Fools Day!
And PPS:Happy Birthday Uncle Doug! 😊
Peace ✌🏻
Mark C.
Filed under: Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Carters Nursery, Disappearing fountain, Disappearing Waterfall, Garden Ponds, I Love Cats, I Love Dogs, Jackson Animal Care Center, Koi Ponds, Landscape Lighting, Living Display, Moonlight Pond Tour, Moonlight Pond Tour Video, Pathway Lighting, Pond Lighting, Pondless Waterfall, Underwater Lighting, Yard Ponds
My favorite event of the year is coming up – Our Annual Moonlight Pond Tour! I took a short video of a training project that all my fellow ‘Certified Pond Builders’ worked on a couple years back while I was up in Chicago- Check it out and see if your ready to go on the Moonlight Pond Tour as well 😊
Tickets are $20 ea. (kids under 12 are FREE!). 100% of ALL ticket sales & donations go to the Jackson Animal Care Center!
The 14th. Annual Moonlight Pond Tour
When: Saturday, September 22nd. from dusk (7:30) till 11pm.
Where: Beautiful North Jackson, Tn. in Madison County.
Why: It’s Fun, Affordable and it’s for a GREAT CAUSE! A truly Unique & Beautiful Garden Tour!
Tickets: $20 for the Pond Tour (no charge for kids age 12 and under)
Moonlight Pond Tour Tickets are ON SALE NOW at Carter’s Nursery! Call Jo or Sandra for more info at 731-424-2206
Thanks! And – Happy Pondering!
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, TN 38305
Ph# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com
Filed under: General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love, Outdoor Lifestyles | Tags: Flea Infested, I Love Animals, I Love ❤️ My Job!, I Love Dogs, Love, Love Your Pets, Puppy Dogs, Rescue Dog, Rescue Puppy, Veterinarian
I just happened to be in the right place at the right time and was able to save this little puppy that someone just threw out into the street.
Someone literally threw this little puppy out in the street. She was so scared.
She was completely flea infested! I have never seen an infestation worse – WOW! Hundreds of fleas on this 1 little puppy 😞 She had scratched the fur off her neck where she had been itching so badly from all those fleas…
She had scratched the fur completely off in many areas fighting the fleas. It took several baths and quite a while with tweezers to get all the fleas.
After we got her all cleaned up, we got her to take some milk from a syringe & then off to the vet we went.
I don’t think she had eaten in a while.
The vet gave her the needed shots, wormed her, trimmed her nails & weighed her (1 lb). She’s around 7 weeks old. Now she’s sleeping soundly wrapped up in a blanket.
She’s sleeping & doing fine. It’s got to be a relief not to have all those fleas…
I think she’s gonna be ok 😊 All she needed was a little Love ❤️
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, TN 38305
Ph# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com
