Serviceberry Leaves

Here's a closeup of the beautiful leaves from the serviceberry.

Autumn Outside My Window

A foggy Autumn morning outside my bedroom window.  It was gorgeous.  

The orange shrub on the right is a serviceberry.  Serviceberries are considered native to southwestern Pennsylvania.    

In shed related news, we have painted the shutters of the shed.  Well, Eric did.  They were the same color as the door, but I asked him to paint them black.  I love how they look.

The plant below is a fig.  I don't know what variety it is.  Someone I know has a fig tree that was supposedly brought over to the US from Sicily.  I took cuttings about 6 weeks ago and potted them up.

As you can see in the picture, the plant has sent out roots into the soil.  Next spring it can go in the ground and maybe start producing figs!  I had heard that fig plants were easy to take cuttings of, but I'm a little surprised at how fast and how well the cutting rooted.  I was concerned that it would rot before it could root, especially since the fall is not the best time to be rooting cuttings.