our town square...

yes, we still have brick streets...

the park in the center of the square...

we are not the county seat, so no courthouse...

Main Street...

we have lost so many businesses over the years...

this is the only bank left here now...

Columbian Building...

our civic center...

the Wigginton Hardware building...

it has been many things over the years...

it no holds a children's theater in one side and a woodworking shoppe in the other...

I am majorly sore this morning, but got of bed on my own...

we did a lot yesterday and have more to do today...

have a good day!

Happy Friday...

just wanted to get a quick post in here before the weekend excitement happens...

these are the front windows of a new business coming to our little town...

they are hoping to have it open by fall...

lots of remodeling to do on the inside...

I jumped out of the van for closer images....

and the images of the windows combined with the reflection of the sky and square are awesome...

that I just had to share these with you...

first thing this morning, we are cleaning out the shed...

I am so ready...

but I'm not...

;0)

have a great day!

while I am waiting on the rain...

and the guys to get home from work...

thought I would do a little post here...

medium pink knock out rose is blooming...

honey suckle, too...

the darker pink/red knock out is so pretty...

I need to dead head the iris..

but they still have so much color...

the lighter ones...

took these last eveing...

its so much cooler here today...

highs in the low 50s and completely cloudy...

columbine are winding down...

and will start seeding soon...

yellow knock out rose will be blooming this weekend...

I will post photos when it does...

got big plans for this weekend...

will have at least one guy here to work for 5 days in a row!

got 2 days where they will both be here and we have plans...

shed is getting cleaned out, for one...

and we are getting the rest of the plants planted, for sure...

painting a few things, too...

a couple cook outs...

and some much needed naps will get going on...

have a safe weekend and remember to enjoy the time you had who are on the other side now...

grateful for all the veterans and what they give up...

their families who support them in what they do...

take a moment to pray for our country and the ones who defend her...

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Sunday Drive...

the corn is up and so are some of the beans...

most of the planting is done and the rest will be in by the end of the week...

the weeds are high...

I love when the farmers let the roadsides grow up and don't mow them...

it is an effort to save wildlife in the area, giving them a place to nest and hide in...

it was a very windy afternoon when we were out...

there are even whirly gigs in here!

you can see the wind blowing the face of the water in this shot...

I remember a lot of farms looking like this as a kid...

scrap things lying about...

you don't see that much anymore...

every bit of ground is put to use...

and there are ways to get things hauled off, too...

took a down day yesterday...

going slow today and trying to catch up in here...

preparing for the guys 5 days off in a row...

cleaning out the shed and finishing the deck...

planting the rest of the flowers...

watering again tonight...

and hoping for some rain in there a little bit...

but would really like to knock off our to do list, too...

the guys are planning on cooking out for the first time, too...

like a couple of days in a row...

it is really feeling like summer here when the days are in the 80s...

had a cool night last night in the 40s when a cold front moved through and cooler today, but will be warming back up...

its just a wonderful time to be out in the yard...

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just some left over photos I had lying around...

here are the two new lilies we got last week...

I am loving the colors...

the new hydrangea...

you can see we need rain really bad...

the ground is so dry and cracking...

these are in the new section on the back side of the island that we dug up and it needs some work done on it now...

that will be the next place I go...

I am thinking I need to stick something in those back pockets...

the autumn clematis is winding its way around things again...

iris...

this is pretty much finished...

anymore and it will be cluttered...

but I am going to plant a few more small things under the bench...

I will take you with me when I do it...

this is in front of the deck...

and just wait until you see what I do with those chairs...

the purple columbine in the side yard is huge this year...

I haven't had this one very long...

a couple years or so...

the island from the road...

there are iris and lilies in there so far with a yucca on the end...

and weeds...

lots of weeds...

we worked outside this morning, thinking we can't so much with the rain coming...

it was so dark and I thought for sure it would...

worked out front and in front of the shed...

planted 3 pots...

raked out the whirly gigs...

pulled some weeds and all that fun stuff...

while dead heading all the way...

came in and washed up and away we went...

grabbed lunch uptown and took it to the park to eat...

then did a Sunday drive and got some good shots...

we did housework when we got home and some laundry...

got one more load to go in the dryer, but want to get a nap first...

I hate when the dinger wakes me up!

we are still waiting on the rain, but the sun is shining through...

so we just might have to water tonight...

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I don't mind that part...

one of my favorite things to do...

hope your weekend was good...