FLOWERS AND A BIKE AND A SMILE---OH MY!!!

I have been going through 

my old photos and sorting and

organizing them.

So, I thought I would share a few 

of them with you.

This beautiful floral came from my oldest daughter

for letting the girls stay at my house 

for a few days.

It sat on the glass-topped cherub "shelf"

 under the living room windows

that overlook the front porch.

It sat next to an old Eastlake wicker rocker.

Across from the chair is a swing that the kids
spent a lot of time on 

when they were at the house.

I see I took this before 

I had the bench pad on...
oh well...it is what it is!

If you looked towards the road from the swing
this is what you would see.

This was right in front of the porch.
Those pillows did not stay!
I tossed them there and forgot to remove them for the photo.

Not sure why some of these pictures are so washed out looking...
Hey- Never said I was a PHOTOGRAPHER,
 did I? No. No. I didn't!

This one is a bit better!

This hung between the tree and porch.
The birdhouse is all wonky because it had
a nest in it and I didn't want to disturb it
by "straightening" it.
The bird flew out in my face and
scared the devil out of me
well, not really! The devil was still
lurking there somewhere...
I think he was downstairs reading
his Bible and praying 

that I will be a good girl...

This looked  towards the garage
which is an ell to the right
(you can't see it-sorry)
taken by the base of the front steps.

Next to the front garage doors
 (there are back ones, too)
is this huge clematis.
I must have done something 

right with this one..
neglect maybe?

Okay---this is the true color...

It's a beaut, isn't it?

Here's another BEAUT for you...
Courtesy of Walmart!
Ready?  SALUTE!!!!!

Bet THAT made you

SMILE!