in the backyard

sorry for the lapse in posting, but i've been busy working in the backyard =)  and trying to spend less time on the computer too...

i've got some 'before and after' photos of the sunflowers planted near the back fence and shed -- but still no flowers yet. i think they've started, but no yellow growth. but soon =)

i'm also posting a barrel full of petunias planted in an old jack daniel's whiskey half-barrel. the miracle grow potting soil seems to have worked really well on them...

finally, yesterday morning i found hundreds of little mushrooms growing in the backyard... after the sun came up, they all completely disappeared... and i've included a photo of one...

i'll try to be more timely with my posting going forward... =)  hope everyone had a great weekend!

gold

marigold, that is!

back porch

today's project was to find some cheap Texas license plates at Canton to make a 'skirt' around the back porch to hide the ugliness underneath =)

the reflective material makes it seem like the porch is lit from below...

and the in the day it's a little much, but better than before.

 we'll have to do a Texas theme on the porch now.

nuts?

i'm here for food... hand it over.

garden critter

it's all good til they start eating leaves....

before and after

the backyard

'shroom in the yard

reminds me of a sunny side up egg... i must be hungry =)

flowers

the bees were too busy with the flowers to bother with me taking their picture =)

pathways

got some work done in the yard today - the weather was beautiful!  got a new picnic table too and put it together! =)

skyscraper

happy weekend !