This is the fun part. I finally caught a shot of one of the hummingbirds. Not a great shot, but you can see it's a hummer.
Painted the mailbox today. Really need a new one, but maybe this paint job will make this one last another year. Our neighbor who is a farmer, even thinks the farmer who farms this field across from us , is being lazy about mowing his ditches. :):)
While painting , I also touched up a few other things I had used the same paint on last year. Everything is in the driveway , still. Waiting to stain the deck. Surely Teddy Bear and I can get it done on Monday.
Thought these mums look so pretty had to get a picture of them Mums come in such pretty colors, don't you think they should have a pretty smell also. ??
Plus the marigolds. I always thought bugs hated them....well not those nasty Japanese beetles. I saw some on this bunch of marigolds yesterday. I just flip them into oblivion I hope. LOL.
Hope all of you are enjoying this great day and that the rest of your weekend will be filled with fun. XO
Nice job at catching a hummingbird at its feeder. Many more to come I am sure!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Louise, Hope you are doing well. I love watching the birds. I will be missing them when winter is here. So I do try to enjoy them all I can. I love to hear the robins singing too. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteThe Hummingbird picture is neat...it's hard to catch those little birds in flight !
ReplyDeletePretty flowers, we seem to be at the end of the summer flowers right now, and moving to the yellows and orange ones.
Good job on the painting, all new again.
~Jo
Hi Jo, I think some of the flowers we had during spring are fading. The mums are blooming and looking cheery. Hope you are enjoying your summer and not getting too much really hot weather. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteLove hummingbirds they are such sweet creatures. I have a couple that come on the deck for all the pink flowers they love them. I do not even have to put feeders out they love the pink petunias and pink ivy geraniums. They are fun to watch.
ReplyDeleteKris
Kris, It's like a garden shop on your deck. LOL...no wonder the hummingbirds love it there. My mums are blooming out fast. I do not want to let summer go just yet.do you? Hope you have a great weekend, xoxo,Susie
DeleteHi Susie - I love hummingbirds! They are such delicate little things. All of your "refreshing" looks great outside.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Judy
Hi Judy, I can remember my mom sitting out here and watching the hummingbirds and she was just in awe of their size...saying I do not know how they can fly so fast. LOL. Paint is the cheapest make-over tool. LOL. Blessings, hope you are enjoying your new sunroom. xoxo,Susie
DeleteThose Mums and Marigolds are beautiful Kudos to you for painting the mailbox instead of wasting it. Yay for being green.
ReplyDeleteMunir, This is not the first paint job on that old box. LOL. It has a couple really bad spot in the wood surround...but I thought two layer of paint could hold it together. LOL. The same goes for many thing around here. Country living is hard on things. Hope you are doing well and have had lovely summer weather. Bless you,xoxo,Susie
DeleteOh, that sweet hummingbird, Susie. I love it, and what a sight! The white flowers are lovely, but they look like daisies to me?
ReplyDeleteHave a very nice weekend. And thanks for taking a picture of that wonderful hummingbird.
love, ~Sheri
Hi Sheri, So glad you got to see the picture of the hummingbird. I am going to try to get much better at this. I have always thought those flower looked like daisies...but they are mums. Hope you are safe where you live...I think of you when I hear of those fires...please take care. Blessings to all, love you,Susie
Deletegreat paint job!!
ReplyDeleteI always thought bugs hated them too!
Laurie, I would rather be painting like you....not so much this outside stuff. LOL. I have always been told that marigolds keep the bugs away...Tete says otherwise and I think she's a great gardener, she would know. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteLooks like you are getting stuff done! Love the photos. Has anyone stopped to see if you were having a garage sale with everything out in the drive???? LOL- Marigolds keep skeeters away, but other bugs will get on them. We have not had one Japanese Beetle this year! We used to have hundreds on the hydrangea and rose of sharon. I zip lock bagged them, stomped on it and threw it in the trash.
ReplyDeleteTete, I was laughing at the end of your comment. No one has stopped about a yard sale yet. But that reminds me of a time my daughter and I were out looking for sales and ask some people about their stuff and they were cleaning their big shed out. LOL. Not as bad as my sister who went to one and was in someone's garage looking at stuff and waiting to be waited on and realized it was not a sale. No signs anywhere. LOL. Just a junky garage. Hope you are having a sunny day. It's going to be super hot here for a few days We had rain in the wee hours. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteOh....how exciting! Love, love. Love your picture of the hummingbird! So...so pretty! You did a great painting job! Things always look nicer and fresher with new paint! Our mums are starting yo bloom too. Hope they fill out beautifully this year!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Gert
Gert, That tattered old mailbox looks pretty good now. I gave it two coats. I am pretty sure we'll need a new one next..and I hope it doesn't come with those hairy black spider I always see in the box. Glad you liked the hummingbird photo. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteWow! that picture of the hummingbird is amazing, Susie! good job of capturing it in flight!
ReplyDeleteI have those stupid beetles here too. They are eating everything!!! I squash them! Your mums are very pretty!
Enjoy your Saturday pretty lady.
Love you.
Debbie
xo
Thank you Debbie. I love having friends like you.:):) Don't feel so old and wore out. LOL. That was a total fluke catching the hummingbird like that. I am going to keep trying. I think I just need a better zoom lens too. Hope you get to enjoy your day on the water there and have a gentle breeze. Bless you, love you, Susie
DeleteThanks for stopping by my blog and for your comment about my photo. Those little hummers are so hard to photograph. I think I took 6 or 8 pictures to get that one. The one you have is great. I can't seem to attract them with feeders...just with plants.
ReplyDeletePat, Your plants must really be working to attract the hummingbirds. You did very well getting a picture too. I know they love red and flowers that are trumpet shaped help. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteGood shot of the hummer! Mine always end up blurs. The mailbox looks great, also the two tables. Hope you get good weather to stain the deck next week.
ReplyDeleteDewena...some times I think I have gotten a photo and when I look the bird isn't even in it. ..that's how fast they are. or slow I am. :):) Oh Dewena I am wondering about our deck..rain was forecasted again...my husband isn't here everyday to help out and He will spraying the stain on and I'll wipe it down. It has to be dry and cool one day. LOL. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteLove the hummingbird shot! Just as I commented on another persons blog who lives in a rural part of Pennsylvania, I am really tiring of living in a busy congested area, particularly after this week.
ReplyDeleteLove the rural setting.
Boston Boy, I do not know how you handle the traffic on an everyday basis. I whine if the traffic in our town gets heavy...which would be like one of your parking lots., car count.LOL. Maybe one day you can get to the edge of the over populated parts. Let me know if you move to the vineyard....and save a room to rent to visitors. LOL Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteThanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog :-) Love the picture of the hummingbird! Your mailbox looks great! Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Jill
Jill, There's a lot of those plastic boxes around here now..some tan , some green. After box dried I hung my wee garden flag back. We need new reflective numbers, I noticed once I started painting. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteThat is actually a pretty good picture of the hummer, it's a perfect silhouette! I like your country mailbox, ours are all just black metal standard boxes that are all faded from the sun. I hope to, at least, paint my this fall. Have a wonderful Sunday! Blessings, Cindy
ReplyDeleteCindy, our area has some of the tan or green mailboxes that are plastic...ours has a wood surround and that's what I painted. Some places sell little wrap around kits to change your mailbox up. Hope you are doing well. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteThat is a great hummingbird shot..Tough to get them in flight..Looks like you just kept going with that paint..Good job Susie..Have a happy Sunday...
ReplyDeleteMissy, I still have quite a bit of that paint left...I need to look for some thing more to paint. :):) Got to use stuff up. Missy I will take what you said about the hummingbird shot as a dear compliment...because you take some awesome bird photos. Thank you. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteI really love your mailbox. It's so cute! Great shot of the hummingbird too. xoox Su
ReplyDeleteThank you Su. And thanks for coming by. I hope I remember to visit your site more. Love it. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteGreat shot of the hummingbirds! I love it when they come around.
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
Thank you Mary Alice. I love watching these birds and they are so quick it is hard to get a shot of them. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
DeleteOh girl! I can't get one of these cuties to take a sip from my feeder much less get a pic!! Good for you!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your nice and kind comment on my last post---I simply love you!
Jane xxx
Thank you Blondie. I tried my best to get shots of two female hummingbirds fighting over the feeder yesterday...no luck. I just got one bad shot of one. I maybe getting better at it . LOL. Bless you, xoxo,Susie
DeleteThat IS a great shot of the hummingbird!!!
ReplyDeleteYou and your Teddy Bear stay so busy! No grass is ever going to grow under YOUR feet!!