Memorial Day

I'd like to take a moment to honor all our brave men and women who have fought and died for the freedoms we enjoy. I'd also like to thank all who have served and are still serving to preserve and protect those freedoms. Our Country is a great place to live because of all of you.

Dear Lord, as you know our country is presently at war. Please protect our men and women who are in harms way. Please bring them safely back home to us. Amen.

Yard Photos

As promised, I took a few pictures to share of our yard. We really got a lot done.

This is was taken from the lower part of our front porch deck.

I was sitting on the glider on the upper part of the front porch for this one.


This is the view from our back patio.


And for this one, I was standing in the backyard looking toward the house.

Hard Day's Work

Our yard has been looking pretty rough lately. Dave's mower isn't working, and our grass has been left to grow wild this whole month. We were looking at it all this week, thinking what a shame it is, after all our hard work, for our yard to look like this. Since Dave is off this weekend, we decided it was time to remedy the situation. We went to Home Depot to get some supplies, then came home and set to work. Dave mulched the side and front planting areas, while I potted the rest of this years plants. When that was done, we borrowed a mower from a friend of mine, who happens to live just up the street. I pushed the mower while Dave did the edging (I'm a little intimidated by the weedeater). Then we hung the rest of my hanging plants. It took us four hours to get all this done, but it was well worth it. We always enjoy working together, and the yard looks amazing. I'll have to post photos tomorrow. To avoid heat stroke, we waited until around 4pm to start, and by the time we finished, it was too dark for taking pictures.

Summer Time

I don't know if it's technically Summer by the calendar, but I do know one thing. It's hot! Yesterday, knowing we're not going to be sitting outside to eat lunch anymore the way we did during the spring, I vacuumed the cat hair off the porch chair cushions, and placed the covers on them. It's almost sad to see it that way, but I can rejoice in the fact that come fall, we'll be sitting out there again. In fact, if it isn't too cool (and it's usually not) we love to serve Thanksgiving dinner out there. The family seems to really enjoy that. So, even though, it's the end of a season, I can sit back in my cool, air conditioned house, work on my knitting, and look forward to another one.

Another Hosta Bud

I took this picture yesterday. This is the hosta I bought with money from cutting my sister's hair. After potting it up, I moved it to the front yard, where I placed it by the red rosebush that came with the house. I don't remember exactly where I was going, but on my way to the car, I noticed a bud. I almost missed it, because the flower scape is so short on this particular species of hosta, but I glanced down, and there it was. You may have to click on the picture to see it, but it's definately there. :)

Open Daisy

It's getting much too hot to do much gardening, but everyday, when I go outside to feed the cats, I like to walk around the yard. Yesterday, I was feeling a little down, and I wanted to just dump out the cat food, fill the water bowls, and go back inside. I'm glad I didn't, because I got to see my first daisy of the season. I'm so thankful for the beauty that surrounds me. Life really is good.

Philippians 4:8

"Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate on these things."

Lord, as you know, I've been having a hard time applying this to my life. There really is so much good around, I don't know why I tend to focus on the negative. Please get me back on track. Amen.