Our Weekend (Part2)

It's wonderful to be

outside working in the dirt

after what seemed like a

very LONG winter.

It was a busy weekend

but a good one.

While hubby worked on the 

picket fence

I planted hosta's 

ferns and columbine

in the shade garden.

I've still got a lot more to 

buy and plant

but we're going to have to 

do a bit at a time.

Perennials are SO expensive!

Here's a few more pictures

of the start of the 

fairy garden.

If you look closely 

above the windows

you'll see something 

amber...it's a

lantern 

that comes on 

when it get's dark!

I'm sure I'll find little

things here and there to 

add as time goes on.

If you look closely in the above picture

you will notice a curving line

in the soil in front of the

trees.

It took me two days to put

all these rocks in place.

You're only seeing the

tops of most of them

as many of them are

over 7" deep 

5" wide and 

12" long.

There was LOTS of digging

and lifting involved so by

 the time I was done

my arms felt a 

couple of inches longer!

A few of the rocks were

about this size.

Once the plants are in place

it will be time for mulch.

If you look closely at those photo's above

you'll notice little white things

in the garden area and where

the  new lawn is starting to 

grow.

It's elm tree seeds!

You know what I'll be pulling up

for some time to come.

Unfortunately the lilacs are

about done.

I'll miss them when they're gone

so I've been trying to 

get a whiff of them as often

as I can.

Chelsea likes to come with me when

I walk the lilac lane to the mailbox.

This is a 'hitching post' 

that we found in the old barn

before it burned down.

I had hubby put it out by the 

picket fence.

One day maybe I'll

 have a horse again!

Me in my flattering overalls

looking up at hubby

in the JLG lift.

After this picture was taken 

I went up with him.

The picture above shows you our

lilac lane with the lilac 

grove on the right and our south pasture

on the left. The house actually sits sideways

on the property and looks out on the lilacs

and pasture. 

The road in the background is the dirt road

we take either to town or to the city.

See that orange rust colored thing 

in the center of the picture?

That is our propane tank and it

was once bright white. 

This is what our water does when it

touches it.

This is why we can't paint the fence white!

This last picture is hubby's brother

burying the foundation of our 

old barn that burned.

You can see some of the tree's 

that were damaged in the fire.

Some of them are starting to leaf out!

So as you can see it was a very busy weekend.

Lots of work...but it felt great.

Have you got some outdoor projects going on 

right now?

Have a wonderful week!

Maura :)