Weekend Project....A Very Colourful One!!

 last weekend I visited...

Well...

Actually....

I BOUGHT a FEW annuals...

To begin making my...

Summer Baskets...

For the cottage... 

I go here every year....

To get the BEST annuals around!!!

 

I have never seen white dianthus before!!!   Love it!

Wish me luck!!!

I will show you the end results!!
 
Gonna be a hot steamy weekend...we are starting ours today!!

Enjoy your weekend...


                       Cheers!:o)
                         linda

 

Saturday's Story....

We got to the cottage last Saturday, just before noon...


It was sunny...

Green...

Windy....

Chilly...

The garden tour turned up a few new faces...

Lily-of-the-valley bigger and plumper...

Bridal wreath spirea bushes just coming into bloom...

This weekend... the Bridal Wreath ...with all the rain we have had this week...and the humidity rolling in... should be spectacular!!!


Rock Phlox...with silver leaves and white flowers is awesome... 

Glossy red tulip still hanging in!!

Cranesbill Geraniums look great!!

Poor Mans Parasol coming up thru the Goutweed....

One Allum struggling to poke thru... 

Bachelors Buttons looking good!! ..

Oakleaf Hydrangea is awesome...think I will make an arrangement with some of those this weekend...perhaps with a few ferns as well!!

                                 Sounds like a plan!

It was a sweatpants and sweatshirt kind of weekend...

The lake was choppy during the day, but calmed down in the late afternoon, as the wind switched to the North...

We sat on the deck for as long as we could...and caught the setting sun...

Then we retired inside to some hot chili...

Some cold beer...

And a lovely toasty cosy warm fire!!!

I put my feet up..

'Cause I worked soooo
hard all day!!!


HAHAHA!


Actually..

I did all the whipping around the gardens...

Such a rewarding job...looks beautiful after it is all trimmed nicely...


And the moon rewarded us...

With a big face...

Shining in our bedroom alllll
night...

Love that!!!

Hope you all had a great day...

Again with the spotty downpours...but the sun is shining now!!!


On the menu tonight....

      Fried rice....BBQ'D Cajun Tilapia...fresh green asparagus...


Enjoy the rest of your evening...


                      Cheers!   :o)
                        linda


 

Lovely Lilacs.....

This past weekend...

The Lilacs were still blooming at the cottage...

This paler Mauve colour, is so sweetly scented...

Much nicer than the deeper purple ones...

I made an arrangement for the kitchen porch...

And one for inside...

As...

It was...

Too chilly...

To enjoy...

The sunporch this past weekend...

 

On the drive home on Monday...

We passed these chickens...

I had taken photos of them a couple of years ago...

And this day...

She had her chicks following her around...

Crazy chickens!!!!

And look at that!!!

A backdrop of Lilacs!!!

How lucky is that!!

 

Hope you all had a great day...

Pretty crappy here...on and off rain all day...and kind of chilly!!

We babysat sweet cheeks today...we are pooped!!! hahaha!

Nothing like following around a crawling going concern for 6 hours!!!

I better get used to it...as we will be watching her one day a week...

When her Mom goes back to work early July...

I am sure we will do just fine...and love every minute of it!!!


On the menu tonight...

      Roast Ham...Scalloped Potatoes....Fresh peas...


Enjoy the rest of your evening...

                             Cheers!   :o)
                               linda

Baltimore Orioles....Nesting At The Cottage

I have been a long time fan of The Baltimore Oriole...
the birds...not the baseball team!!

They have been nesting at my neighbours,at the cottage.... for as many summers as I can remember... 

I love their gentle quiet song...

And their brilliant colours...

I have been putting Orange slices out for them, for a few summers...

This year...

I hit the jackpot!!!

They are nesting in our one of our Maple trees...

I had to go out on our small balcony...off the guestroom...to get a good shot...

Pretty cool, eh??

They love the oranges slices...

And when they are done...

They are empty rinds...

So pleased...

They have decided...

To nest...

At our place... 

I don't go out on the balcony very often...

Last time, was when  my boyfriend and I stained the railing, after having it all rebuilt...

But the views...

Well...

They are spectacular...

ALMOST as beautiful as the Orioles!!!

 

Hope you all had a great weekend...

It was pretty darn chilly at the Lake...

But....we got a lot of odd jobs completed...so...it was a good thing!!

Went out to Swiss Chalet for dinner..a night off for the Cook!!

Supposed to rain tomorrow..

Great for the garden!

We are watching Vivian tomorrow...YAY!!!!



Enjoy the rest of your evening...

                        Cheers!  :o)
                            linda