Before, After and Potpourri

Hi everyone, 

What a week! I'm finally on the mend from working in the yard for  three months. This week I just posted my garden tour for everyone to enjoy. I'm working on my kneeler non-stop.HERE and cleaning the house, paying bills and doing more planting. I was given 11 miniature roses from the rose society. I also planted some geraniums I had in the galvanized pails next to the little stove.

Remember the cute cherubs in the bird bath?

Before

Here they are all dressed up for the garden tour.

After

So Sweet*

This little kitchen stove is apartment size and does work. 

Our granddaughters would play with this stove by the hours during the summer. One day I found them brewing tea with some JALAPENO PEPPERS from the garden. I ran out and told them to wash their hands and don't touch their eyes...LOL!  No, No, No, that just won't do!

Before 

I wanted to share the urn in the fork of the tree and the galvanized pails with alyssum and geraniums.

After

The tea party is ready and the little stove is decorated for a fabulous day in the garden.

Roses in full bloom.

The perfect bud. More potpourri.

While I visiting a friend I took this photo. A hummingbird drinking from a hand pump fountain. It's amazing.

I love this photo. 

These lovely cherubs are so dear to my heart.

Thank you for visiting.
Joyously,
Betty
Linking to:
Mosaic Monday at Little Red House.
Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Inspire Me at A Stroll Thru Life
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse
Outdoor Wednesday at A Southern Daydreamer
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style 

 Katherines Corner for Favorite Things, 

 A Delightsome Life for Home and Garden,

  From My Front Porch To Yours for Treasure Hunt Thursday

Fishtail Cottage for Garden Party

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage
Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home

Show and Tell at  My Romantic Home

Love of Family & Home for Inspire Me Please  

A Silly Black Bird

Hello Everyone, 

It's been a week since I posted and I wanted to share a funny story that happened this past week.
 We're making progress on our kitchen remodel.

 The painter is coming tomorrow and the new flooring will be installed next week.

I'll keep you up to date in a few days.
So now to my story about
A Silly Black Bird. 

I have a stainless steel trash can in my laundry room for my garbage and since I'm redoing the laundry room I moved it outside to the patio. Along came this black bird. While I was working in the garden I would hear this sound like dripping water. I looked around the garden and checked the faucets, but nothing was leaking.  I kept hearing the dripping water sound. After a few hours I saw this black bird looking into the stainless steel can. He saw another bird. I couldn't believe my eyes. This silly black bird had a new friend. He circled the trash can all day long. Around and around as the sun moved the bird's reflection moved.  The next day he was back looking into the stainless steel can again.
 Looking at his friend or (mate?)
It was amazing...And so funny.  

The bird would look at the other bird and make a funny crackling sound.

He would fluff up his feathers and bow his head. 

The 'Silly Black Bird' performed this ritual over and over and over.

Hum! Very Interesting!

I finally moved the trash can to the shade and the bird on the can disappeared.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it...
Linking to:
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 
A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday
A Delighsome Life for Home and Garden
My Romantic Home for Show and Tell
The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sunday
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Blogging is a Joyous Way to Live Retirement
Betty