tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post8795036551433266179..comments2024-03-28T18:22:53.041-04:00Comments on Closed Doors, Open Windows: Fall On My Front Porch...with a Surprise VisitorPamela M. Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-2333192420693458392016-10-27T18:34:52.670-04:002016-10-27T18:34:52.670-04:00Thank you so much for sharing your lovely porch an...Thank you so much for sharing your lovely porch and front steps with us Pamela. I love the beautiful mums. Yes you are right that the autumn season lasts longer for you. Here in late autumn today, we had a surprise snow fall of 2 inches. Way too early for me as I'm not a lover of that white stuff. The Pileated Woodpecker is a beautiful bird. Great photos. Thanks for sharing. Have a blessed weekend.Toni https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171124552895606916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-85679366338002998612016-10-27T11:49:39.846-04:002016-10-27T11:49:39.846-04:00Thank you for sharing your porch with your blogger...Thank you for sharing your porch with your blogger friends! Always refreshing to sit and chat on the porch! Or nap...I have a large enclosed/screen front porch with a full size couch that I enjoy regularly in spring and fall here in North Florida.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037940561249409130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-26443370525573001332016-10-27T08:53:41.360-04:002016-10-27T08:53:41.360-04:00Well, when things get too wild and crazy and cold ...Well, when things get too wild and crazy and cold up in Idaho, come on down and we could probably still sit on my porch! T'would be delightful! As far as the woodpecker goes, I think he can smell the carpenter bees that have done some nesting up in the beams of the porch this past summer...they are another wood boring pest we have to figure out what to do with...always something challenging when you live in the woods!Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-45488367646320265042016-10-27T02:28:02.666-04:002016-10-27T02:28:02.666-04:00Well my goodness, we have pileated woodpeckers up ...Well my goodness, we have pileated woodpeckers up here in Idaho, although the ones I have seen are fat and pudgy, lol! Can't imagine why he would be trying to eat treated wood either? That is a strange thing. I enjoyed your pictures of him, and your lovely fall porch, and a delightful chat inside with you would be just wonderful, or out on your porch! So happy to have met you, enjoyed the taste of fall in Florida :) Marilyn @ MountainTopSpicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600290895531484438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-31447777451362349462016-10-25T21:15:28.251-04:002016-10-25T21:15:28.251-04:00I understand how your husband feels. I often follo...I understand how your husband feels. I often follow the Pileated Woodpecker around from tree to tree, trying to get it to stay still long enough for me to get a decent picture, and then today, for it to show up on my front porch just in time for a real photo shoot...what a surprise!However, I can't let that happen again, or we won't have a porch left! I would love for you to come join me on the porch. We'd have a great time chatting and getting acquainted. Let me know when you are coming and I'll put the kettle on for tea!!Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-58075360896393971742016-10-25T17:38:28.398-04:002016-10-25T17:38:28.398-04:00Thank you Terri! Yes, I think "fally" i...Thank you Terri! Yes, I think "fally" is a good word! That's what we're doing now..."fally" things. LOL. Yes, get some mums...they brighten your world! I'm not sure what to do about the woodpecker either...probably need to stain and seal our porch posts, which should have been done anyway. Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-61870507549235157012016-10-25T16:21:19.768-04:002016-10-25T16:21:19.768-04:00Oh, Pamela, my husband would be so jealous of your...Oh, Pamela, my husband would be so jealous of your marvelous photos of the usually elusive and shy Pileated! Your shots are glorious!<br />And yes, I'd love to set a spell on your inviting front porch. Love the decorations!<br />Blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-42283870719122642162016-10-25T15:46:02.741-04:002016-10-25T15:46:02.741-04:00Your front porch looks very "fally" (tha...Your front porch looks very "fally" (that isn't a word...I know!). I was looking at some pots of mums the other day, thinking I should get one to put by our front door. That woodpecker is sure a beauty! I have no advice on keeping him from chopping away at your porch post though. Good luck! I love Fall in Florida!!Terri Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333024343069943295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-26160709331449184532016-10-25T12:00:12.551-04:002016-10-25T12:00:12.551-04:00Oh, hasn't it been delightful this week? I am...Oh, hasn't it been delightful this week? I am SO enjoying this weather while it lasts! Even though I enjoyed seeing Mr. Woodpecker, I'm not happy about him pecking on my porch posts. Gotta do something to protect them...So, my next project will be probably putting sealant/stain on the porch posts....<br />Never a dull moment! Thanks for stopping by. Wish you really would!Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-42029179132867192972016-10-25T11:58:20.050-04:002016-10-25T11:58:20.050-04:00Thank you Sylvia. Yes, I guess he was, but I'm...Thank you Sylvia. Yes, I guess he was, but I'm not going to let him peck away at my porch. I waited long enough so I could get some good pictures, and then I had to shoo him away! I think my next project will be putting some kind of sealant/stain on the posts to hopefully keep him away.Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-16655933345247981572016-10-25T11:57:03.221-04:002016-10-25T11:57:03.221-04:00I'm so glad you stopped by for a visit to my f...I'm so glad you stopped by for a visit to my front porch today...it would be so delightful to really have you here, along with Woody Woodpecker! LOL. This turned out to be much more interesting than I originally had planned!Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-3158356265564934712016-10-25T11:21:51.588-04:002016-10-25T11:21:51.588-04:00Fall on Pamela's Florida front porch! Lovely. ...Fall on Pamela's Florida front porch! Lovely. Your porch looks so inviting. We've had lovely weather lately to enjoy it. Years ago when I lived in a mobile home with vinyl "wood appearing" siding, we had a red headed woodpecker that would come and peck. So silly. Have a great day.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483833008527417306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-21403039886827566922016-10-25T10:10:59.277-04:002016-10-25T10:10:59.277-04:00Love the mums and your porch! I guess Mr.Woody was...Love the mums and your porch! I guess Mr.Woody was looking for his breakfast!<br />Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029808502731853372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-84214727262978189282016-10-25T10:02:36.733-04:002016-10-25T10:02:36.733-04:00I loved Fall on your front porch! Always enjoy vi...I loved Fall on your front porch! Always enjoy visiting with you, would love for us to be sitting on your porch talking the day away!Visits With Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606696720339004295noreply@blogger.com