The landscape of summer

I suppose technically summer doesn't arrive until June 20, but it sure looks like summer
around these parts. I love to visit the greenhouses at the very first chance I get and I
know for a lot of us it was earlier this year than ever. I planted several things in clay
pots this year and I love the look.

My chives always put on a good show and I enjoy it every year.

This is the path leading up to our back door. I wish I had some before photos because this area was
nothing but rocky soil when we moved in over 30 years ago. I wonder if I have any photos lurking
around. I will have to go on a hunt. :)

My mother gave me this purple flowered plant for Mothers Day. It might be called
*million bells* , but I don't remember for sure. I added it to this pail along with some
white allysum.

I have shown you my front porch before, but here we go again.  I was tossing around the idea of
painting the floor white  , but I just don't think it will look right ...do you? I would love to replace
the screen door with an old wooden chippy white door that I have in the potting shed, but I
haven't even mentioned it to hubby yet...don't think he will quite understand. LOL

Geraniums and vinca hanging out together.

I LOVE ferns on my porch in the summer!! I may just have to get a couple more next time
I get to the greenhouse. 

I found this old crate in my potting shed and decided to bring it out. I wanted to add
some asparagus fern to it as well, but I haven't gotten that far yet.

We made the mistake years ago of putting two brackets for hanging baskets on our posts.
We didn't realize until later that the person walking up the step would whack their head on
 the basket so right now I have wind chimes hanging on it. I am thinking about putting
 it on the other side of the post, but then I think it would hide my fern...oh my what is
 a girl to do?? hee hee

Happy Tuesday and enjoy your day!!

Look at Spring!

Spring is nature's way of saying,

*Let's party!! *

-Robin Williams

In springtime, love is carried on the breeze. Watch out

for flying passion or kisses whizzing by your head.

-Terri Guillemets

April prepares her green traffic light

and the world thinks GO. -Christopher Morley , John Mistletoe

I love Spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden! -Ruth Stout

If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul

by a flower in Spring bloom, maybe your soul has

never been in bloom.

-Terri Guillemets

In the spring, at the end of the day,

you should smell like dirt.

-Margaret Atwood

Spring shows what God can do with a

drab and dirty world.

-Virgil A. Kraft

The year's at the Spring

And day's at the morn;

Morning's at seven;

The hillside's dew pearled;

The lark's on the wing;

The snail's on the thorn;

God's in His heaven-

All's right with the world!

-Robert Browning

HAPPY SPRING!

Vintage Bicycle Before and After...part 2 ~

I posted this bicycle right after I got it fixed up this summer,

but I have had several comments about it lately

so I thought I would share it again.

This is what it looks like today.

I love how the greenery and flowers have grown so much

over the summer...

...and the vinca grew down to the ground~

The above photo and the next two were taken just

after I attached the basket and planted the flowers

earlier in the summer~

I purchased the basket at a garage sale for either 50 cents or $1.00...can't remember for sure...lol ~ My freshly painted bicycle... thank you hubby!

Original state of bicycle before painting...

I

Love

how it turned out! Blessings~

I LOVE My Bicycle...Mission Accomplished

I LOVE MY BICYCLE!!! I went out in the garage this morning and it was all dry and ready for me to attach the basket. This is not a bicycle basket , but rather just a white one that I found at a garage sale for 50 cents last week. I thought I wanted a vintage bicycle basket, but I decided to make due with what I already had and I think it turned out wonderful.

I just adore her~

I just couldn't wait to post my beauty! Isn't it amazing what a little white paint and some pretty plants will do? I planted white impatiens, asparagus fern and vinca vines in my basket and it will look even better as it grows lush and full.

On another note, THE LETTERED COTTAGE is having a wonderful giveaway! Just click here to enter and here to read all about it! And also TREASURES FROM THE HEART is having a giveaway if you click here.

Enjoy your God given day today~

Blessings~

Floral Mosiac Creation ~

First let me say that I spent way too much time online last night! I was determined to get this mosiac done of my flowers from past years. This is my first attempt and I must say it was not without it's challenges. Loading all these pictures on dial-up was interesting, but I am so glad that I got it done...AND... it was *FUN*. I will say the photo quality is much better on my Flickr page than it is on here. Enjoy ~