Around the Leas

Arrangement by Marilyn Thomas

Annual Flower Show: Autumn Bounty

The Holly Room was once again the site of the annual flower show. Residents enthusiastically shared their flower designs, home-grown produce and plants. The residents and staff in Assisted Living did themselves proud, with many getting involved in making arrangements for show.

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Louise the duck sitting on her nest

Louise the Duck

A resident was in the Rogers garden, arranging flowers for a celebration of May Day. She decided to explore the pathway, and, following a turn, her bright eyes caught sight of something different among the plants near a small tree.

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Bald-face hornet's nest on Woodside Drive

Lumberton’s Gargoyle

Under the eave of a garage on Woodside Drive, bald-faced hornets have built a large gray paper nest that looks for all the world like a gargoyle. Fortunately, they don’t attack and sting unless their nest is threatened or disturbed accidentally.

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