PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES MAKES A GREAT DAY DOING YARDWORK:

ITS A GREAT DAY!

MY LATEST IDEA- GOT THIS BASKET FREE FROM A NEIGHBOR- IT HAD BEEN IN THE FLOOD LAST YEAR AND NO ONE WANTED IT- CAN'T BRING IT IN THE HOUSE- SO I HALF BURIED IT LIKE THE OLD WHISKEY BARRELS AND PLANTED SOME PURPLE PETUNIAS...

AFTER THE YARDWORK WAS DONE- IT WAS TIME TO WATCH THE MOWER GUY DO HIS THING- AND BOY WAS THAT HARD WORK- SO I THOUGHT I HAD BETTER KEEP UP MY STRENGTH- SO HERE IS BEFORE...

AND AFTER...

THE YARD MOWED...

OUR MOWER GUY...

AND HIS SON- THE WEED WHACKER...

NAPTIME- THEY SPENT THE MORNING WATCHING US WORK OUTSIDE...

RUTHIE WANTED A TURN AT THE CAMERA TODAY...

THE BIRD CAGE WE PAINTED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO FINALLY HAS A HOME...

GREEN BEANS- OR WILL BE...

RUTH'S VIEW OF THE CORN...

THE ROSE...

THE VINTAGE CHILD'S WHEEL BARROW...

THE VINTAGE BIKE- LOOKS LIKE SHE WAS ABOUT TO TAKE IT FOR A SPIN- BUT ITS GOT A FLAT TIRE..

ANOTHER TIGER LILY COMING THROUGH...

OUR LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE...

SHE LIKES THE DRAGON FLY PICK IN THE COLEUS...

FUN PHOTO OF THE BIRD HOUSE- NABBED 5 OF THESE AT A YARD SALE FOR A QUARTER A PIECE- THEY ARE LITTLE WREN HOUSES AND THEY DO USE THEM EVERY YEAR...

THATS ABOUT IT FROM OUR HOUSE TODAY- HOPE YOU ALL HAD A WONDERFUL TIME IN THE SUN, TOO.......

Walter's been adopted- only 9 more to go...

He was the biggest and will have really long hair- his new family have 2 small children to play with and the have another cat...it should be fun for him...

It rained yesterday evening, through the night and most of today:

diva came for a spell- Terri had to run north to pick her dad and mom up and take them home- will be a 3 day trip to get them home and then she will stay with them- may be gone a week- Andy picked diva up right before supper and then will bring her back friday and we will have her until Terri makes it back- her dad had surgery...totems will happen when she gets back home- in the meanwhile I have two very experienced shoppers looking for glassware for me...

the doggies have to potty quick in between the rains...

during a break in the weather, we snuck outside to see what was going on...

picked these up at Triple H this morning when we went to get the mail- they are on clearence now...just wait to see what happens to them...

tiger lilies out front just waiting to open...

this one has a major stock and many blooms...

the peppers are starting to bloom...

tomatoes are coming along- you can almost hear them growing...

ruthie got a close up of the marigolds...

the rose with raindrops...

spaz staying on high ground...

the corn and beans grow fast...

the yellow rose is going to bloom this week too...

one lonely tiger lily is open...

but there will soon be more...

we moved the little girl over here last weekend...

for everyone downwind from us- you've got some rain coming your way- so take your umbrella tomorrow...

AROUND SHELBY:

THE GROCERY STORE MOM AND I SHOPPED AT EVERY FRIDAY IS STILL THERE...

AND THE BOWLING ALLEY...BUT IT THINK IT CLOSED AFTER THE FLOOD A COUPLE YEARS AGO ALONG WITH THE GREAT SCOT GROCERY STORE...

CITY HALL...

THE FIRE STATION...

THE BANK...

SHELBY JUNIOR HIGH BACK IN THE 40'S BEFORE WE GOT THERE:

MR GLENWRIGHT'S SCIENCE ROOM- YUCK...

THE OLD GYM- IT HAD A CAT WALK ALL THE WAY AROUND IT AND IT WAS ALSO THE BACK OF THE STAGE...WE DIDN'T USE IT FOR A LUNCH ROOM IN THE 70'S- WE HAD A LUNCH ROOM...

THE HALL WAY- ONE OF MANY- IT HAD 3 FLOORS AND WAS SHAPED IN AN L...

THE AUDITORIUM...

THE BALCONY IN THE AUDITORIUM- IN THE OLD DAYS IT HAD A SIGN THAT BLACKS COULD ONLY SIT IN THE BALCONY...NOTICE THE WOODEN CHAIRS- IN THE 70'S WE HAD REGULAR THEATRE CHAIRS THAT WERE BURGUNDY AND CUSHIONED...IT WAS AWESOME...