SPRING is at my House ~Yippppieeee~

~Hello All~

Hope your  enjoying some beautiful weather today too.

It is already 70 degrees here, sun is shining bright!

Wind is blowing about 30 mph lol...

But still a BEAUTIFUL day.
SPRING!!!

lol, no not the fake kind like these

I have hard at work this morning...

I managed to get my morning started by going outside

getting my gardening gloves on

and pulling weeds...

yes this yucky nasty stuff came out of my flowerbeds :(

sad that it was in there last year, 

but I spent alot of time traveling back and forth to Cali

last year to see my daughter and granddaughter...

So this year I have vowed to do a better job with them!
(flowerbeds lol.)

Here is one side of my porch with flowerbed in front...

(the rest of this yucky brown color is what is left of my mulch lol)

It looks much better with all those nasty weeds (grass) gone!!!

my problem with the grass is

it is fescue...

hubby mows, the seeds end up in my flowerbeds, 

and I end up with grass...

(anyone with any tips on how to keep grass out would be greatly appreciated!!)

The south side of porch has much more room...

this is from south west corner looking north

The grinding wheel belonged to Rob's  grandfather..

sooo when his mom moved from her house into a smaller place,

he got it, and it found it's new home in my flowerbed...

I just LOVE it!! 

in both of these flowerbeds you will find

day lilies, iris', other plants scattered in the two

are tulips, jonquils, daffodils, star flowers, a rose,

a lilac bush, hibiscus (pink), and hollyhocks!

I adore all of these plants...

this is looking to the west

this is looking to south...

 this is same flowerbed... looking all  different directions lol.  Yes it even has a bench in the south east corner... 

it needs some tlc this year!

I have also been trying to find a way to have bird feeders that the wind

doesn't play havoc with...

these not sooo adorable feeders... stink!!!

Rob filled them yesterday for me, 

and due to wind... they are empty already!!

So I came up with this idea..

and hung my basket here...
the front one is bird feeder...
(which I left the moss covering for the basket to plant in...)
soo the birds could use it to build there nests.
Back one, I will plant some annuals in
as soon as no chance of frost...
(hopefully I can hold off that long! Antsy to fill it!!! lol)
 the birds have ALREADY found it!!

as usual... its the blue jays first lol

But can't wait for the others to find..

this little fellow had a good time at the feeder,

hanging upside down...

(which I missed the shot, lol but got this one..)

being a show off!! lol

I just love to watch the birds... can't wait for the humming birds to come!!

I thought while I was outside,

I would show a few shots of front porch...

no its not anything to write home about... 

roof is sagging (needs tlc like everything around here)

but this is a working farm,

with Rob holding down a job besides,

soooo not everything gets done like it should all the time.

:-(

Anyhoo... 

this is just the north side of porch...
as the other side has alot of my to do items stored there lol
just tooo messy for me to admit to for now lol

I don't know what all you can see, so I will show you some closer shots..

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kitchen door

cabinet beside front door...

 yes my porch has two doors...
the front door leads to the living room...
why you ask...
this is actually two house put together on one foundation.... our house was moved from town... two different ones, from two different spots, and put together to make one bigger house... the one with the living room door... USED to have an upstairs... but when Rob, his dad and friends tore off the old roof, they tore off the upstairs... MEN!!
We have a set of stairs leading to the attic... (nowhere land!! lol) But this is a story for another post...

Back to the front porch...

my bench I made from twin bed headboard and foot board...

I made this several years ago... and put storage in it....

where I store my tiles for future projects... don't pay any attention to the dirt lol please!!

and this is the grandchildrens bench... across from my bench...

it is made with a hodge podge of things..
foot board, legs from a foot stool, and a raw choppin block 

left side of front door... mirror so you can check your makeup before you knock on my door... hahaha

my attempt at adding spring lol

grandkids knob... ;-)

 I just love
the gkids knob
when they were too little to reach the door, that is how we fixed it so they could get in when they were outside with the dog as their babysitter...
which is REALLY
GOOD AT!!!!!
Once again story for another day...

I have managed to sit out here enjoying this wonderful day!!! 

on my super bench... and do my blog!!!
with my cuddly friend 

Bandit

sitting right here beside me...

but wouldn't you know it...

as soon as I get ready to take her pic laying here,

she jumps down... 

the birds finally caught her attention... 

(hope he flies away fast!!!)

Thank you all for stopping by to help me enjoy this wonderfully blessed day!
Hope yours is equally as blessed.

Also hope I didn't bore you to death with my day....