Lights!

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Cottage Flora Thursday

Fertilizer Friday

Show and Tell Friday

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I have had numerous requests for pix of the lights in our side yard. 

Today we took down the  burnt out ones  and  replaced them with new lights.  
We cleaned the pond yesterday and it looks so awesome! 

Here are a few pix....as soon as it is dark I will post some more.

 

This lamp was one of my mom's that didn't work anymore so I cut off the wire and added some lights inside and hung it - it is lovely!

After Dark Pix: 
Now that it is dark I can see about 3 spots I need to add some lights to - we will do that in the next couple of days.
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 This bird cage is filled with all the lights that only 1/2 string work .  It add's great light to a dark corner on the patio.

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Today I am thankful for pleasant weather...it has been cold , rainy  and windy here and when the sun shines my green things and my soul  thrive!

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Our Side Yard

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Our side yard has really filled in this year (the pix in the header is our side yard)  I was looking at it tonight in amazement - it grows and all I do is just love it.  This used to be a place where the grass didn't grow and  was just a forlorn little corner .  With some TLC  it has turned into something beautiful and amazing. 

It has been too cold to clean out the pond  - we are doing it next week , but this is the pond part.

 This is the  hosta quad

 This is the bench quad

The Patio Area

I need some help - so please if you have some suggestions - please share. ..this  corner had a hammock in it - the hammock wore out.  So I need to fill it in with some things - I would like to get a free standing  hammock for this area - it will be smaller than our other one - any ideas on what to put in these raised beds I just created?  Things don't grow well in this area in the ground  very well because of the tree.  Please share any ideas you have!

                               

Today I am thankful for my family and friends - it is my b-day and they have made it a special day for me.

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Purple Purple Everywhere!

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We have had storm after storm with lots of wind and rain...the temps are about 20* below normal - I know the people in the east are baking!  Weird huh! 

It has slowed down the blooms but this week they are starting! 

Hip Hip  Horray!

My lilacs are breathtaking - all over  our town it smells like heaven.

They are nearly a month late in blooming, so this is a real treat.

These are at the base of the white lilacs - so showy!

Here are the purple lilacs and the flowers blooming in front of it.

 

The Iris are just starting.

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We are finally getting our garden planted - the soil dried out enough to till...I will show pictures of all of that when we finish planting.

Today I am thankful for the  65* temps - it feel so glorious!

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What is Happening In Idaho This Week!

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Bloomin Tuesday

Cottage Flora Thursday and Fertilizer Friday

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We have had a busy week!   

We celebrated our 37th anniversary.

 Best of all!

Our new  #8 baby finally came!

The wind has been blowing like a banchy all week long!
I haven't done much outside so I am putting up some links for some fun past posts:

Some Fun Yard Art

Plant Marker Ideas

Garden Wreaths

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Today I am grateful for the miracle of new life!

Rainy Day Here!

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Blooming Tuesday!
Cottage Flora Thursday
Fertilizer Friday

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We have flood warnings everywhere and the rain today isn't going to help that.  In the mountains the snow pack is 197%,  They have emptied the resevoirs down to 10-15% of capacity in anticipation of the melt of the snow. 

Even with that said it is a lovely rainy day here in Idaho. 

Here are a few pictures from our entry area.

I cheated when I took pictures from the front doorway as it is pouring!

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As you look out our front door and window this is what you see - the entry garden is really coming up!

I will show the plants when they get a little fuller and it isn't raining!  No plants in pots yet - it hasn't been warm enough.

 This is the other side.  The bleeding heart cane from a start from my grandmother who died in 1994.  I am so happy everytime this darling plant comes up - she loved bleeding hearts. 

 

This is a lime bleeding heart - isn't it lovely!  It is getting so big this year.  Makes me smile everytime I see it!

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Today I am thankful for rainy days  - so peaceful and calming.

Plus I can get my house caught up!

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It's Magic!

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I love springtime magic - everything suddenly comes to life - it is magic!  It is wonderful!  So grateful for such beauty and wonderment!

Here are a few of the things happening this week:

This tree just exploded with blossoms!  I have no idea what kind of tree it is - we got it in a throw away pile a couple of years ago without a tag - would love your ideas on what it is.

 This is about to open up!

      Isn't this adorable - in the Woodland Garden

 Just got my bench started - still need to add a few things - too excited about this!  Thanks Tootsie for the idea.
(Click  here to see her bench - scroll down she has a bunch of great pictures.)

 Hosta's starting to come through the ground - we have 5 darling little grandson's under 3, so I put tomato cages around them till they get big enough to see so their leaves don't get scrunched.

              PROJECTS    

1-  Our  veggie  garden is getting plowed and we are making grow boxes - more on that next week 

2 - Cleaning out our play yard area and redoing a few things - more on that in the coming weeks

3 - Herb Bed -  Some  plants that are invasive have taken over so I sprayed them and will be redoing it all in the coming weeks - it will wrap around the corner  (Left side) of the house  and go the full length of the house - the cullinary will be on the back side - more about this later - I am pretty excited about doing this. 

 4 - I  will decide on #4 when these 3 are finished!

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 If you haven't seen the next post on the Tulips at Temple Square - be sure and scroll down and take a looksie! They are  beautiful!

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Today I am grateful for the wonderment of Spring! 

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Flowers at Temple Sqare

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  Bloomin Tuesday 
Cottage Floral Thursdays
 be sure and check out all the other gardener's -
so amazing to me to see all the gardens in all places of growth on the same day all over the world!
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If you are a  flower lover and you  are ever in Salt Lake City, Utah during any flower season you have to go to Temple Square.  The gardens there are amazing.   They cover 35 acres. They are changed out every few weeks so whatever is in season is all over the sqauare...it is amazing....here are a few pix our daughter took last week.

Here Comes The Sun!

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Cottage Flora Thursday  
Yippee! 

The sun is shining in Idaho! 

It has been 210 days since out temps were at least 70* and we hit it again yesterday

-----everyone is doing the happy dance here!

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Things are finally popping up all over my yard.....here are a few pix - I am so excited to share finally.

Here are a few tulips - aren't they lovely.

Here are some of the daffodils

 A few of the pond plants

 Apricot blossoms

 My honey crisp tree has new growth  - Here is the post I tell about planting it I planted it about a month ago

I am grateful today for the sun!

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