spring fever, in a can...

well, things keep getting greener and bloomers keep blooming...

lilac...

won't bloom this year...

needs another coat of paint this year...

lily of the valley are coming up...

and the trees are starting to green up a bit, too...

more fun coming soon...

ordered some paint from the hardware store...

couldn't get the color I wanted, but this was close...

the mail box before...

during...

birdcage also got shot...

and the birds on the birdbath...

needs sanded down a tiny bit...

and after...

more yellow...

replaces the daffodils, which are toast now...

and the forsythia is fading...

DH worked today, but when he got home, we headed for the deli...

and Bebe wasn't too sure about this...

he has never gotten gas here before...

and he was shaking a bit...

we came home, ate supper...

got bored...

so we had our first official bonfire of the season...

which got rained out...

started sprinkling as soon as we lit it...

but it wasn't much so we sat out there for awhile...

until it rained a little harder and came in...

looking around, there is so much to do yet, but its too early...

some crazy farmers are planting corn...

silly boys...

their crop insurance isn't any good on anything planted before the middle of April...

but the have been plowing  up a storm...

and the dogwood are blooming...

I know that's what I look forward to the most...

;)

a little of today and a little of yesterday...what I left behind...

the leaves are really starting to pop out here...

tulips are opening...

I love yellow...

DH and the kids got these for me in an Easter pot covered in foil...

forced for the holiday and everyone said they would never make it...

I was wasting my time planting them...

well, they have been coming up for over 25 years now...

never say never...

cloudy days in the garden are wonderful, too...

we sat around and waiting all day for bad storms...

but we didn't have anything bad...

just .2 of rain late this afternoon...

there was golf ball sized hail south west of here- Effingham area...

but it moved straight north...

going through Mattoon, Arcola and Tuscola...

hostas are coming along...

and we had some sun peaking through...

and the skies were busy sending clouds on their way...

and here are some shots of what I left behind yesterday...

the photos are not the best...

I  need to slow down and let the camera focus...

but you get an idea of what they have...

love Mr Rabbit...

there is something for every taste...

well, unless you are modern or something like that...

I could haul all of the furniture home...

wondering how cool would that look in my kitchen...

and how many tries it would take to find the right drawer...

they have silks and berry twigs, too...

springy things everywhere...

and I found the bunny...

they have a selection of candles, too...

will get a  shot of them the next time I go out there...

this is on the wall behind the counter and not for sale...

I so agree!

see the sheep????

yeah, I did, too...

pondering on if they would like to live here or not...

ok, see this bulb...

fun, huh?

there are a whole bunch of them in an egg crate on the counter...

Craig thought I needed a bunny one, and in the bag he went...

see the Easter tree????

so maybe I'm not as mad as a hatter to re- purpose the christmas tree for every holiday...

might as well get your money's worth out of it...

it's not a big shop...

just the right size to have some fun in...

and the owners are friendly...

and he is the gardener with the super green thumb...

will have to show you what he does later when it all starts blooming well...

and that's the what I left behind...

can't wait until they get a new shipment in...

the weekend before Mother's Day is supposed to be a big deal...

with new plants and springy things for the garden...

just you wait and see...

they are on facebook as Ninny's Country Cupboard...

Kansas, Illinois...

www.ninnyscountrycupboard.com

keep praying, please...

Amy had a rough day on Wednesday...

Her kidneys were failing...

They had to do emergency dialysis...

She was doing much better yesterday...

Keep Praying!

Another shopping day at Ninny's...

check out this cool faucet hook...

been thinking about this since I left it the first time...

and this chicken wire basket...

a ceiling tin duck...

now, how cute is that?

another egg, a little smaller than the blue one...

another faucet, but with a little basket...

and floppy eared bunny...

more little signs...

these are mini tin molds for the easter tree...

3 for me and 3 for someone else...

a cute little stiff sheep...

a couple more signs...

grabbed some extra for some gifts...

and there it all is...

now to find somewhere to put it...

hopefully by next week!

we have rainy days in the forecast, so a perfect time to get caught up on the inside stuff, decorate a bit more and to clear some things out...

check back later to see what I didn't buy and left in the shop...

;)