Garden love

Sigh, I love this time of year. Actually, I love all the different seasons here, but right now, I love this one. It always amazes me how quickly things green up here. One week we have a foot of snow on the ground and a couple weeks later, everything is green and blooming. Here's a shot from my hammock at the beginning of May:

And here it is today. Simply amazing how all those leaves just pop out of those branches so quickly.

We've had an amazing amount of rain this year. Our creek hasn't quit flowing yet. Every time it gets down to a trickle we get a couple more inches of rain and it starts flowing strong again. Pretty cool to listen to at night.

This is the dock at our little lake here in town. Yep, that's a bit higher than usual.

All this rain has made my garden really fill out nicely. My dad gave me the cute little boy and girl figures in this photo for Christmas. We set these up just before everyone arrived for our son's wedding at the end of May. Mike cut the stumps for me based on my measurements.

Apparently, I didn't measure very well. I moved the flower pot from the middle stump and stacked the short one on top so the girl wasn't completely hidden in the peonies. Good thing we've got plenty of downed trees on the property so he can cut me some new, taller ones later.

Aren't they cute though?

Here's my bed from the deck 2 weeks ago:

And here it is now.

I love how the flowers are filling in. Most of these are perennials we found around the property and transplanted here or were given to us from friends. The columbines I found in the woods as tiny little things got huge this year! The peonies have lots of flower buds that are just beginning to bloom. My lilies should be blooming sometime next week, I think, and they also have a lot of buds on them. And, my favorite, the daisies are beginning to bloom. :o) It's a hodge-podge of flowers, but I love it.

I thought I'd share these cool tulips I planted last fall. Love the coloring on them.

What about you? Do you have any garden projects in the works? I'll have to get out and get some photos of the veggie patch to share. We tried a few new things up there and they seem to be working well. Hoping we didn't get things planted too late in the year to be able to harvest before the first frosts come, though.

I actually have a rather free afternoon so I think I will get some of the crafting done I've been wanting to do, but haven't had time for.

Till next time...
God's love and blessings!

Another Bird Has Flown the Nest

Hello there! How are you this fine spring day? Yes, it's me, the long lost blogger from the upside down house. I have a good excuse this time, I really do. :o)

See, I told you. Actually, this was the calmest part of the last month or two for me. My cake hobby went a little crazy there for a couple of weekends and I barely made it out of the kitchen to eat meals and take showers. There was a couple of late nights and nerve-wracking travels. I will be sure and blog about those episodes over on the cake blog a little later. For now, I thought I'd share some of the photos from my son's wedding. What a beautiful, and even relaxing, day.

Warning: lots of family photos to follow. :o)

Michelle was super excited to be one of the two flower girls. The bride and her family made all the dresses, including the bride's. They were beautiful!

This is my niece. I kind of think she's crazy. She just got home from college and thought it would be a good idea to go on a road trip with my mom in her camper. So grateful that she did, 'cause we were so excited to get to spend more time with her and felt a bit safer having someone else with Mom driving all over the country. Still thinks she's crazy though. :o)

Speaking of my mom, here she is with the bride. This was her second grandson's wedding in two weeks. (That will be one of those posts over on the cake blog later. ;o)

This is my gorgeous sis. She was such a help to me last  week. She is the reason I still have my sanity and can say that it was a rather relaxing week. I really need her to move to WI and help me in my kitchen. What a blast that would be.

Oops, had to sneak a kiss in there.

Mike's sister came up from Texas. I'm glad his mom was able to spend some time with her as they don't get to see each other very often.

We had some more nieces and nephews (and their significant others) come for a visit. So blessed to see what great young men and women they've grown into. I am looking forward to seeing them again in a couple of months for another wedding.

And here's another one of my nephew's who came out to visit. If he keeps growing we're going to be hugging his legs pretty soon.

 

My dad and his wife drove over from CO to spend a couple of days with us. It was fun to get to see them more than once a year. 

Guess who caught the bouquet? If the tradition is true, I pity the other single ladies as it looks like they have a long time to wait till they get to marry.

This was the wedding cake, designed by the bride. I loved the simplicity and elegance of it. The topper was her grandmother's, which we updated to co-ordinate with the rest of the cake.

This is a shot of the back of the cake. What is that blue thing there?

A little surprise for the Dr. Who loving groom. :o) 

Till next time...
God's love and blessings!