Good Morning Sunshine....

I'm out and enjoying my coffee and just had to 

get a few pictures of this little spot in our yard

Enjoy!

Hope your Morning is Sunshine~y & Bright!
Please tell me what you're up to today....
I'd Love to hear!
Thanks for stopping by!

Planters & Baskets, Oh My!....

The sun finally came out this afternoon

I went to the grocery store which also has a 

garden center and I just couldn't resist any longer.

I picked up a few flowers to put in my planter

by our front door....

 each year I do something a little bit different,

this year I still put in my spikey thing and my viney thing

but, along with my geranium I added

~Portulaca~

 They're the colorful flowers on the outer edge.

If you haven't heard of them before

they are tolerant of heat and dry soils....

that's this planter!

 I picked up this English Daisy awhile back

and finally put that in this little planter by our

driveway and added a few of the 

Portulaca in with it.

Adds a bit of color to our 

back entry!

 While my hubby was getting wood for the shed

on Sunday, I snuck out to the garden center and

picked up a couple of hanging baskets.

I thought this one was pretty with the

purple and yellow combo....

 Not bad for $8.88!

 I picked up this plant stand after my Mom 

passed away 2 yrs ago.  I brought home a

gorgeous Begonia hanging basket from her

funeral.  It looked so  pretty on my porch and 

every day when I sat on my porch I would think of her.

She loved my porch too!

I still think of her when I sit on my porch,

so I thought this basket would be a 

pretty little addition!

 Again, $8.88!

I looked at Mother's Day cards today

at the store....

we've since lost my hubby's Mom as well.

I must admit, I got a bit of a tear in my eye.

They will be missed this year for sure!

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On a much 

~HAPPIER~

note....

 You may remember my post of the high winds

breaking my gazing ball....

~not such a happy note~

 Well, I found a pretty replacement at

 Hobby Lobby

on sale....of course!

I really like the swirls and the bit of

color that pops out when the sun hits it.

I am thinking of painting the base a darker color though.

Maybe something in a rusty tone would look good.

What would you do?

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope you had a chance to get out 

and plant some flowers!  I don't know about your corner of the world,

but for tomorrow they are talking about

Rain!

Pretties {No More}...

We are having a wonderfully sunny morning here, so far.

The kind of sun that makes you feel energized,

even if you really don't want to be.  I have been sitting

here looking through all my favorite blogs

and trying to plan out what to do today.

But, first I thought I would share a few things with you....

 My little teapot....

you've seen it before, I know....

but, the tulips have ~expired~

so I bought this little container of 

English Daisy

~Mixed Galaxy~

they're called!

I'm thinking of taking these to my Mom's cemetery

 and planting them in her urn. 

 I think she would love them!

 These little colorful tulips lasted quite awhile....

but, I absent mindedly left them outside

in this very spot, when we were having

upwards of 60 mph winds....

they didn't make it thru sadly!

But, they were pretty while they lasted!

~Pretty No More~

 No these are not from this year.

I used these pictures because they were very pretty

~Holly Hocks~

as I'm sure you know.  But, they have

started to over take our yard.  So, on the

days I have been able to be in the yard gardening....

I decided to pull them up and dispose of them!

~Please don't be upset with me~

I'm sure there are some that have missed my sight.

but these are....

~Pretty No More~

 Beautiful color though!

Love my Gazing Ball! 

 But, unfortunately with those high winds it's....

~Pretty No More~

I just put it out on Sunday too.

Makes me sad!  Darn, now I have to go shopping!

 Smashed like glitter!

Maybe I will pick up more of these

Pretties for my teapot!