Daphne getting in some sun time...

our oldest baby at 9 years old now...

her joints ache in the cold...

got plenty of shade around us now...

a great place to be when the summer heat comes...

and its coming...

87 next week...

the sky is covered with while, puffy masses...

some pure white and some filling with rain...

and they are calling for rain later today and tonight and then Sunday...

portulaca/ rose moss...

peonies are beautiful this year...

and huge...

helpful (cheap) gardening tip 101...

if you like the looks of sweet potato plants, which used to be relatively cheap until the idea caught on...

find somewhere that sells squash seeds in bulk and grab you some...

then play around with them...

find the shape and color you like best...

cabbage for foliage works, too...

and you can eat it...

Craig planted the wheel barrows, and they are filling in...

now all we need to do is find somewhere to put them...

we moved the scarecrow in here yesterday and this is where she will stay until fall...

got so much going on and so much fading away...

the lilies started opening this morning...

just a couple...

got some rain coming in this weekend...

so not sure what we will be able to get in...

basics, generally...

weeding and thinning out...

the worst is over...

just staying on top of things now...

and if we miss the rain (again)

we will be watering...

have a fun weekend and stay safe and dry...

need to get these posted...

took this this evening...

while everyone's peonies are fading and gone, ours are just opening...

little bees in little flowers...

lilies will be opening soon...

it was a crazy day yesterday and a lazy one today...

a friend stopped by before I got my shower and we spent quite a bit of time on the deck catching up...

the green beans are looking good in spite of several really cold nights...

this is the garden...

its a great place to hang out...

Craig pulling maple trees!

I will plant more flowers in here next year...

the roses are blooming non stop now...

started painting on this and ran out of paint...

Craig brought two more cans home tonight, so will hit it again in the morning...

and look at the corn!

it looks really good after the little bit of rain we got...

and this pink flamingo is moon lighting as an ostrich...

what do you do when life gives you pink flamingos?

paint them and turn them into black swans....

and that's the way it went around here?

how's your week stacking up?

part of our Sunday drive

well, here I am and its almost 2am...

thinking I really need to get to bed soon...

very soon...

I hope you are sleeping well while I type away here...

;)

it should be a bit warmer today and I am planning on playing outside...

we shall see...

have good days

morning...

we got some things done outside on Saturday...

we got up to 87 and dodged all the rain that day... 

so much for an 80% chance...

peonies are beginning to open and the iris were deadheaded...

yellow knock out rose...

green beans...

we had such a whacky spring, and we aren't sure these are going to work...

if they do, we are going to paint some of these free pots this fall...

tomatoes are growing well...

we worked inside all day yesterday...

and took a drive (will post those photos later this week)

with the clouds and .3" that we got, cooler temps came in, too...

40s Saturday night and in the 50s yesterday...

had to dig out the sweatshirts...

again...

up to the 60s today and then 70s tomorrow...

found this bee on an online garage sale...

$2

another find, same sale...

$2

lots of roses and sweet faces...

a tiny blueblird...

haven't even looked inside yet...

we got some rain, but could sure use more...

but don't want the flooding that's going on in some areas...

home alone today, so going to slow down the pace and just hang out in jammie pants and long sleeves...

I am not turning the furnace back on...

(I am sitting on top of the space heater, though)

a nice hot shower should make it all better...

;0)

I also see a nap in my future...

wink, wink

prayers & praise...

praise...

Robbie, who I have asked prayers for- who was born a little early...

then had complications...

3 hospitals, surgeries and who knows how many doctors and nurses...

got to go home today for the first time...

after 2 1/2 months in hospitals...

praise...

Tori, who bravely fought cancer...

had her 8th grade graduation...

she missed a year with chemo and her amputation...

but so far, all pet scans have been squeaky clean!

prayers...

for Teresa...

who's husband only has a short time here...

advanced cancer found too late...

prayers...

for a tiny baby who might not make it...

prayers...

for those dealing with the floods this spring...

prayers...

for our soldiers in harms way...