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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Side Door Flowers

 What is the old saying, backdoor visitors are the best or most welcomed? How about side door visitors? I love this side door with it's brick walkway and flowers lined on both sides. Here is a look at one side of the walkway.



A non flower eating bunny waits to greet you.


In the early summer I love to use pansies, violas and lobelia. Unfortunately I had a deer come up and eat all of these and pull the pansies right out of the planter. I've since replanted this with succulents something the deer don't usually eat.




  




Doesn't he look like he is winking at you……



It has been a crazy week here weather wise, 2 days of 90's, finally much needed rain, then a cool down.  It was 49 degrees at 7:00 this morning. It will be sunny and low 70's here today, a perfect summer day to me.



Friday, July 12, 2013

Peonies

I had an unintended blogging break….. Sometimes life just takes priority over blogging. I did some heavy duty gardening and took some great pictures with the intent of posting right away. But then my computer had a little watering accident, I thought I might need a new laptop which was not on my list of new purchases this summer. Luckily a few days with the battery drying or airing out seems to have revive it. Yeah!!! I hope my luck holds and it remains working throughout the summer.

Next my blogging partner daughter, Andrea was in from New York City for a visit over the holiday week. It is always wonderful to have her here, we enjoyed the beach, had friends over for a cookout, went antiquing and tried our hand at stand up paddle boarding. If you have not heard of SUP (stand up paddle boarding) visualize a board like a surf board and oars like a kayak. You are on the water carefully stand up and balancing on the board and using the oars to move you across the water. Luckily Andrea and I both do yoga and have good balancing skills. My hubby Cottage Guy found it a little more challenging and ended up in the lake a few times but was a sport and got the hang of it.

A few of my snaps, this one features our new white adirondack chairs, our bright pink ones finally had to be retired. I like the white ones, they look fresh.


The peonies bloomed really late this year but were still so pretty and sweet smelling.









We also had a loved one pass away, my godmother, Aunt Florence. At 91 years old she had a long and happy life, she will be missed. 




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