A bed of Roses!

Well the wonderful Holiday weekend is over but not without some creativity around the homestead. For several years, we've had a dirt flower bed in front of our house which until now we've had no real plans to renovate. We took a little trip to our local nursery where we've never been before to look for some flowers for the pots we put out every year. Well DW was ecstatic to find all the varieties of plants & flowers. We both decided that we could spruce up the front beds which had more moss than dirt we think! Here's a before shot.



While browsing the grounds of "TURTLE CREEK NURSERY" in Owatonna, MN. We found this rosy red mulch we thought would really "POP" the flower bed. We decided to buy enough bags to fill it in & see if our thoughts would actually work out as we had envisioned. Well, we were both pleasantly surprised at how well it was looking.
We had miscalculated, however, on how many bags we would actually need so DW ran back to the nursery just as quick as she could to pick up the remaining bags that were needed as the nursery was to close in 20 minutes. DW returned with a smile on her face & we finished spreading the mulch. We were so happy with the final outcome! Wonders never cease to amaze us about our creativity at times.


Now it's on to the next project! WooHoo.

Duck Duck Grey Duck!

Well, it's not the game we were playing today, it's the visitors that unexpectedly stopped by to take a pit stop on our freshly mowed lawn. We were amazed to see them in the area as we are not close to the river in town where the ducks hang out. Our neighbors, Catherine & Michael, were out & had seen them also. We said they are so gorgeous & Catherine stated that they are trying to build a nest in the new landscaping they put in last year. Apparently last night they had made a mess of the landscaping by trying to build a nest. Our neighbors don't want them. We can understand the reasons why, nobody wants a pond full of fecal matter & we ALL know how much crap a duck can dish out on one scale or another.

DH had stepped closer to try and get a much better picture & they actually waddled towards the camera and settled on the lawn as if they knew they were about to be Internet celebrities. They were so cute together. We wish they could stay! I asked Catherine if I should grab some bread and feed them? She sternly replied NO! No sooner had I asked and her little dog Cricket chased them away. Oh well, to appreciate seeing something we all take for granted made both of us smile and reflect on the day we went to the river & fed the ducks.............. The joys of Summer!