Filed under: Family time, Food, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi Ponds, Landscaping & Gardening, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Waterfalls | Tags: 1994, 2022, Be Safe, clean up, Damaged Plants, Day Off, Electrical Outage, Family, Family time, Ice, Ice Safety, Ice Storm, Loss of power, Safe Travels, Sorry We’re Closed, Stay Safe, Stay Warm, Tree Damage, Trimming
I was awoken this morning early by cracking and falling trees… I hadnt heard anything like it in decades. The last time I heard that noise Jo and I were newlyweds. It was 1994… Do you remember the Ice Storm of 94’?
I think this years ‘Unexpected’ Ice Storm is much more manageable, but, there is still quite a bit of damage. And many are without power… Ive got quite a bit of clean up to do as soon as this melts a bit.
Until then, I’ll try to find the beauty in the ice…
I hope your damage was light and your familys are warm and safe! 🙏🏻
Mark C.
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi Ponds, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Videos, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: #Theresnoplacelikehome, Allman Brothers, Best Local Nursery and Garden Center, Blog, Blogging, CAC, Carters Nursery Pond and Patio, Cats, CEU’s, educational workshop, Ernest Hemingway, Florida, Fun, Fun From Home, Garden Center, Garden Show, Garden Tour, Georgia, Greg Allman, Happy, Hemingway’s House, Hemmingway, Homemade, Jackson Tennessee, Jackson Tennessee 38305, John Denver, Master CAC, Mississippi, Mobile Alabama, Nursery, Parks, Pictures, Pond Workshop, Road Song, Safe Travels, Saturday Fun, Tennessee Aquarium, Tennessee River, Tennessee Weather, The Keys, There’s No Place Like Home, Training, Training Day, Virtual Travel, West Tennessee
I have been absent from my Blog for a couple of weeks now. I was surprised at the # of people that sent comments to me about my absence… The messages were mostly concern that something was wrong since I write something every day… Thanks for that! But, No, there was nothing wrong! I abstained from posting in order to be totally present during a LONG road trip with my wife Jo. We were on a business, training, buying… ‘adventure’, that took us all across the South! Down thru Mississippi, across the Panhandle of Florida, along the Florida Springs trail, across to the Atlantic side and all the way down historic Coastal Highway A1A to the end of the road “Mile Marker 0” in Key West! Then back up through central Florida into Georgia exploring Nurseries and HUGE Ornamental Plant Growing operations! We even spent the night in Greg Allmans bedroom and visited the graves of some of my (and probably your) musical hero’s… Climbed a mountain, and finally ended up back home in the middle of an Ice 🧊 Storm ⛈!!!
Thank God that we were spared from a repeat of 94 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 But it was a shock to the system to come back to heavy winds from the north and 18 degree temps 🥶
Over the next few days I will share some pictures and stories of our recent travels and some news of things to come 😊
To boil it down – I’m back & I am excited about 2022!
And, I’m so glad to be back home again!!!
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, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Hummingbirds, Koi Ponds, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Outdoor Lifestyles, Sunday Reflections, Sunrises, Sunsets, Waterfalls | Tags: Autumn, Autumn Color, Autumn Leaves Falling on Water, Autumn Poem, College Football, Fall Gardening, Family, Family time, Family Traditions, Football, Football Time In Tennessee, God Bless, I ❤️ Football, I ❤️ my Family, I Love Football, Indian Summer, Safe Travels, Sunday, Sunday Breakfast, Sunday Brunch, Sunday Gardening, Sunday in the Garden, Sunday Inspiration, Sunday Morning Coming Down, Sunday Mornings, Sunday Naps, Sunday Poem, Sunday Quote, Sunday Reflections, Sunday Songs, Sunday Sunrises, Sunday with Family, Sundays, Unseasonably Warm
What a beautiful day! 86 degrees and sunny 🌞 It has apparently lit a fire under me because I just cant sit down… We have been decorating and cooking, Fall cleaning and slowly getting rid of Summer plants that just have to make way for Fall 🍁
Plus, its been a great weekend of Football 🏈 The TN Vols won and Alabama lost! 💥
Homemade fresh vegetable soup and cornbread is for dinner 🍲 Man I love a nice Fall day!
“A day like a day in summer.
Exceptionally still. The long shadows of the maples
nearly mauve on the gravel paths.
And in the evening, warmth. Night like a night in summer.”
~ Louise Gluck
Have a great evening!
Mark C
Carter's Water Garden 