Our Trees Are Abloom....

  The crabapple has bloomed out .

   I love the color of this blossom.  I just wish all this could last longer. ;):)

  The weeping cherry has still got it's flower. Oh this pink is wonderful.

  We have a plum bush that is blooming also.  You can see that bare spot by the tree. I have been trying to sow grass seed where it is needed.

 I really like the burgundy leaves with the pink flower.

  I finally found my bunny container I got last year. Those are fake tulips sitting inside a small green wreath.  I put them atop a tea towel and added a wee bluebird.

 I almost forgot....the lilacs are also blooming. I think my mother would be happy. I got two starts from her yard , after she passed away. This is her favorite time of year. She loved seeing all the flowers .
  Wishing all of you a blessed Easter.  Be happy. XO

Gardening Shops....

 This is the Salsbury garden center, along the way to my daughter Liz's. I always love to see the things out front. Love their clump river birch trees. The yellow of the flowers just pops. I think they are daffodils.

  You can see to the right , the start of a picket fence. I love this fence. I was actually trying for a shot of the crabapple.:):)   Oh by the way, Emma is still celebrating her birthday . :):)

  This is the little potting shed on display at Horton's in Tipton. I am in love with this shed.

  Love at this adorable feature. Looks like part of an old bed and an old window for a overhang.

  A wooden barrel hold some white pansies, in tiny baskets.

 A closer look. I know that these basket have been many different colors thru the seasons. Using things numerous times is so clever.

  Pots of colorful pansies In another window on the side of the shed.

  At the front entrance of Horton's the half barrels hold shades of purple pansies.

 A small wreath of grapevine with a bow tied to metal scroll trellises.  I have yet to buy any annuals for my porch containers. It's just been too cold . I do think it will start staying warm after this week. I am ready for some pretty colors on my porch.
   Hope everyone is having warm weather.  Enjoy this day. XO

Emma's Birthday Dinner...

  My daughter , Liz, had a birthday dinner for Emma. I know they are celebrating all week. LOL I found a sweetie pie so we could play.

  Max is blowing on his hand to make noises....is that a boy thing? :):)

 Here's Max with Brock's wife Emily and their daughter Layla.  Emily needs a repair kit for those pants. LOL.

  This is Lynzie (Max's mommy). She is smiling even though she was pretty tired. Beautiful girl. Lynzie has less than a month to deliver Luke, our soon to be new great grandson. Emily and Mark (Max's daddy) in back ground.

  Layla is getting her blanky...I think the children were all wore out.. I know I was. But it doesn't take much playing and wallowing on the floor for me.

  Brock took this shot..nice chair. :):) You can see that Emma is taller .  She had a fun birthday dinner. There was homemade ice cream cake.  Yum.

 The warm days of this past weekend have cause the weeping cherry blossoms to bloom . It rained some monsoon rains yesterday.

 Isn't this the perfect pink. I just love it.

  We are expecting here at the shop. A robin built a nest in the honeysuckle by the shop. The mother squawks like mad when we go in and out the door. Hope they hatch. I love seeing the blue eggs.
   I still have some yard work this week. I just hope I can finish it.  I am sowing grass seed in some quirky spots. Wishing all of you a great day. Smile. XO

A Teenager.....

     Happy Birthday !!!  Our youngest granddaughter is a teen this week.  Emma is turning 13 this week, I just find it so hard to believe. She was such a cuddly baby.

  She went thru that girly stage or princesses and dollies. Miss seeing her latest new doll or stuffed animal.

    Emma was our  little girl , for a long time. She spent a lot of time with us while her mother went thru chemo. So we really got attached to her.

  Emma was always papaw's girl.  They could tease each other and laugh endlessly.

  She was my little crafting buddy. Can't begin to name all the crafts we did. I wonder if she still has any of them. I do know she will remember her times with papaw and nana.

   This is just last week in Tennessee. Emma and her parents went zip-lining. It was spring break .

   Emma's  taller than I am now.  She doesn't come to spend the night any more. Into the teen thing. Papaw and I miss her, so we'll  get lots of hugs when we see her. We will be seeing her this week. I am going to hug her so tight. I just want to wish our youngest, Happy Birthday.
   Today is to be a warm day and sunshine too. Yesterday was very nice also, but still a nip in the air.  Wishing all a great day. XO

This Week...

  Yesterday and almost all this week, gray skies.  Chilly too.

  Yesterday late, the skies cleared  and we had sunshine and blue skies....for a little while. :):)

 Wednesday was Wacky Day at school.  My daughter Angie sent this photo . This boy in her class wanted his picture taken with the teacher. His hair is green. I think he really wanted to show that to everyone. LOL

  Ted in the shop, sanding a stool top. He is making a new little kid stool for another special one. Our granddaughter Margo , called and told us she and her husband are expecting their first baby in September. Ted has made all the grandchildren(most are grown ) and now the great grands, little stools to stand on to brush their teeth , or sit on .

  This weeping cherry tree is blooming , somewhat.

 Blossoms look so pretty. Love that pink color.

 Daughter Liz sent a picture of Samson, the rooster, knocking(pecking) at the back door. So funny. I think he knows she throws bread to the chicken out this door . 
   Not much has happened around here this week. Lots of rainy days . Thankful for pops of sunshine here and there. Frost in our forecast.  I think soon the days will stay warm and then we can work on some flowers. I am planning on sowing the grass seed tomorrow, as the temps will be in the 60's.
  Hope all of you have a great weekend.  XO
  

What Is Happening.....

  Earlier this week , I visited Diane's Lavender Dreamer blog. She posted some pretty pictures of flowers in a  lavender color. I told her I would be looking for some flower in that shade. This grows in the fields...so you know it's a weed of sorts.

  It is such a beautiful color. I love seeing it...not sure about the farmers. I will ask the neighbor man what this is called, as I have no idea.

  This is how it looks around here this week. Mostly gray and rainy.

  Going to Kokomo for some top soil and grass seed . There's a bad spot in our back yard(shady most all the time). On our way we pass this drive. It is lined on both side with Bradford pear trees. So pretty.

 This is the field next to the drive...you can see the standing water from all the rain...more on the way.

  But, does that stop lawnmower man from his appointed rounds??? No.  Ted is mowing again.

  Thankfully once Ted put the lawn mower away, he worked on this garden hose box. It took him about 3 days of gathering  everything together and getting it made.

  He did a fine job. So proud of him. Our garden hose is pretty long and will not roll up on one of those cantankerous winding hose boxes. We sit this behind the bird nest bush, so it is mostly hidden from view of anyone driving past. I really like it.
  We are in for more rain and possible storms. Hope all of you are well. XO

Sunny Weekend.....

  The sun has shined this weekend. Making me smile , even with my stuffy nose. You can see the weeping willow is leafing out.

  Our crabapple tree is ready to bloom. Oh look at that sky.

 Ted did roll the lawn yesterday. Plans on mowing again today. The man is a mowing machine. LOL

 My daughter Karen sent this photo of a bouquet she picked from her flowerbed, for her daughter Savannah.  I am telling you some times we milk those birthdays and Savannah certainly has this one. She has celebrated all of March and even now on the 2nd day of April ,is going to the movies with her mom. One more outing before school starts tomorrow.  Today is the last day of their spring break.
  I think Savannah's brother Skylar worked thru his spring break. :) Savannah and her parents had adventures. Emma and her parents did also.  I think there's about 8 more weeks of school in this year.
  I did get to sit out on the porch yesterday and write a letter to one of my sisters. She doesn't do emails or texting...so I just write to her lots. Yes, we talk on the phone, but I still write and so does she.
  Wishing all of you a great Sunday. XO