I loved my do nothing day...

got the deck linens washed up today and put back on...

and its so much better without the air mattress...

so I spent some time there...

and then we took another walk...

but this time I took the camera...

our neighbor has been cutting on this tree all week long...

he cuts and then he burns what he has ready...

and then starts all over the next evening...

doves on a wire...

I love this scarecrow...

just put up, too...

has a big floppy hat that fell off that covers the coffee can head...

bean field coming up...

look how dry it is already!

bees...

honey bees...

there is this hedge row full of blooms and they were very busy in here today...

I think its a crab apple...

and me...

and Bebe...

Elmer...

peonies, again...

and again...

we just plopped down in the grass and everyone came to see us...

I wish these would last all summer...

but they won't...

I rode with DH tonight to haul a couple of loads of branches to the dump...

he is doing one more load and then we will do supper...

Pooder...

we still have a fee iris left...

and Daphne...

and the camera cord...

I just had to slow down today...

just one of those days...

but it was a good day to do it...

could get rain tomorrow and for sure on Thursday...

probably a good time for some housework...

;(

hope you had a good day...

;)

not a lot going on today...

its a rest up day for me...

been doing too much...

wanting to get back up and going...

it takes steps, though...

lots and lots of steps...

but I am getting there...

had some paint in the shed...

use what you've got first...

so the swing frame went black again...

I really wanted it white...

but you work with what you have...

the lavender is looking pretty...

there was a tad left in the can...

so hit this lamp post with it...

it was a celery green before...

got linens in the wash...

took the air mattress off of here...

it just did nothing for my back, so I wasn't using this at all...

back to the flat cushions for now...

but looking for a regular mattress for it...

going to head back out and see what I can get into now...

it won't be much...

I might just walk around...

and plan for later...

;)

good evening...

hope you had a very sunny Monday...

we got it here...

going to answer a couple of questions openly tonight on here...

questions from others...

how to do a blog...

well, there is no one answer...

its totally up to you...

the first advice is to just be yourself...

don't try to copy someone else...

do what you know best...

being yourself is easier to do and less work...

its more fun and you are more likely to keep doing it...

its about sharing...

sharing your life, your faith, your God...

your joys, your sadness...

that's what, I think, people connect to...

it doesn't have to be perfect...

no one is...

its nice to see something that's not right out of a magazine...

share with us your hopes and your dreams...

all the little things in your life that make you smile...

take a chance and just throw it out there...

your words are good enough...

if they come from the heart...

your photos are good enough...

show us what you see...

take the leap of faith and give it a go...

and then let me know you're up and going...

I'll be the first one to visit...

hope this helps you...

its really not that hard...

promise...

now, any of you fellow bloggers can add to this in the comments...

help me encourage those who haven't taken the plunge yet...

everyone has something to share, something to say!

hugs...

;)

another busy morning...

and another cloudy day...

look at all those maple trees coming up in the corn field!

our flower beds would look like this if we didn't weed often and pull the maple twirlers out as much as we can...

DH had this all cut up yesterday, but its too wet to pull the truck back there yet...

we have taken 2 loads to the dump and it looks like a couple more to come...

just went out this morning to dig some lemon balm for the wheel barrow...

and one thing led to another...

so this over grown monster was tackled...

we cut out a mulberry...

by this photo most of it is cut out already...

and we potted some more lemon balm for the deck area...

there were so many trees coming up in this...

but we pulled weeds and grass and trimmed up the remaining sapplings...

and it started shaping up...

so while DH and I finished out there...

I sent Craig off to dead head the iris...

there is still more work to do out here...

but it needs to dry out a bit first...

right now, there are day lilies, yucca, lemon balm and lavender in here...

and we left the maple and walnut trees...

we caught up with Craig out here...

and the peonies are just wonderful this year...

and while we were at it, I thought some limbs needed to be removed out here...

so we worked on that and then took a walk...

came back and Craig had loaded the limbs out here into the truck...

so we cleaned up as it started drizzling...

grabbed the keys and camera...

and headed out for the dump...

we had a full load...

our water tower...

and the lake...

the fire trucks went out while we were doing clean up and we found where they went on our way back home...

we saw a round hay bale on fire...

not sure if there was a shed there or not...

our neighbor had taken off pretty fast right before we heard the trucks...

he is a volunteer for our FD and this was his uncle's house...

the clouds were still hanging around today...

we have a very good fire department and ambulance crew now...

we came back home and ate pancakes for lunch...

threw a meat loaf and baked potatoes in the oven...

later on, I took a nap...

;)

one of my favorite things...

and then I got up and ate again...

doesn't get much better than today...

things done, rest and good food...

sharing it with my guys...

hope you had a good and restful day...

;)