Blooming Landscape.

 Walking past our guest bedroom this morning

and what do I see out the window? Leaves!

Suddenly our very barren trees are blooming like 

crazy. I feel like every time I look, leaves just appear.

A sweet sight and one I will never get tired

of every single spring. So much greenery.

Lots to fill in but the fact that this is

only the middle of April is inspiring.

This forest will soon be thick with full leaves

and wildlife. Soon we won't see our neighbors.

This boy is excited and keeps going outside to check 

to see how many more leaves have bloomed.

Green leaves against a bright blue April sky.

Another week or two and we won't see the sky!

My Dilemma ....

I finally finished taking the glass out of the vintage window I've been working on. It was quite a job, with lots of scraping and picking. And a tiny bit of swearing when I snagged my finger on the edge of the glass. That was very sharp! Thankfully, out of three pieces, two are still intact. With all the pieces out, I'm quite excited about all the possibilities of what I can do with this. The biggest dilemma I know have is not what to actually do with it (I have tons of idea .... thank you Pinterest!!) but do I paint it first or leave it raw? I'm scared I'll regret painting it and then have to scrape the paint off. And I'm scared I'll leave it raw and wish it had color. Ugh. I'm never good at making decisions. Once I make one, then I never go back nor do I have any regrets. Technically, it's just getting to the decision that causes me all the grief and worry. Silly, I know. I'm sharing here in case anyone has an opinion  ....

Would you paint this piece and scuff it up a bit?

Or leave it raw and just decorate it as planned?

Thrifty Porch Update.

 We bought our deck set a few years ago

when we took down our old deck and

put up a new cedar deck at our old

house. Budget was tight at the time.

So we bought this one on sale for more

than 80% off the original price. Deal!

We always thought we'd sell it once we 

moved out to this house but somehow it 

found it's way on the moving truck and

here it is! But I hated these two cushions.

Look what I found at the Dollar Store for a

tidy $3 a piece. Yup, new covers for cheap.

Love the brighter green. So much nicer

than the blah beige we had lived with.

Pretty and colorful now.

And a sweet mat for the table.

Have you found thrifty ways to decorate

your porch/veranda/yard this year?

Seasonal Walks.

Winter Walk ~ December 16th, 2015.

Spring Walk ~ April 16th, 2016.

Shadows.

A dear friend spent the day with me

yesterday and we had such a good

time. While I waited for her to

arrive, I captured these shadow shots.

 

Looks like such a tall house when

the shadows are cast on the ground.

Morning Lightscapes.

The sun rising and creating lightscapes.

Peaceful and calm, before a busy day.

Sleeping Buddies.

Our eldest son arrived on Tuesday night

from the West Coast to visit with all of us

for a full week. We're so excited to have 

him here but our grandson is ecstatic. So

much so that they even had to have a true

"sleepover" as directed by our little guy.

Next week, the big guy heads home by plane.

And the tears will be real from all of us.

A Goal Achieved.

One of my goals was to reach 100 posts

by the 4th month of the year .... nailed it!

I actually completed 100 posts in just

over 100 days ~ 102 to be exact. As a

goal oriented person, and not the most

consistent writer, this feels really great.

Do you have any blogging or writing goals?

Or do you write when it feels right to do so?