Cloudy Rainy day

Some of the Hostas I transplanted from the front are growing nice in the back. This will be a nice place for them. there are many more on the right where the picture ends. I will probably get it again this summer when they blossom.

John's number 7

John wants to know where we have gone on vacations and where is the place we most want to go.... I have been on a few nice vacations to visit my son and daughter in law in Florida among other places but the place I like to be the best is HOME. Iam always happiest when the vacation is over and I get to go home again. I do have nice times but still I like being home the best and can't figure out why everyone doesn't agree with me on that. After all you can do whatever you want at home and make it as plesant as you want and if you want to see other places just rent a movie or something. There is a good one coming out in July I want to see about traveling around the United States that should be good.... Besides I would miss Charlie and Peaches and Twinkie if we went away...
Sandra

Gary's new Orange Mustang

We had a nice day today! It rained when we got our planting finished and then it cleared up so Gary could bring his new car home and it stayed all nice and shiny.... It is very pretty and worth the wait. He wanted an orange one without black because he said it would look too much like Halloween then, lol Anyway he is glad he waited because the inside is all leather now and it wasn't on the other ones he was waiting for.... this was his last chance and he got it and at a nice price to because our son Rick works for Ford (not a salesman) and Gary could get a good deal.... He is very happy and will keep his old car to drive to work for awhile until he can get used to his new one... he says its worth paying the extra insurance for a little while.... they are fixing out street and we will have to park at the end ot the road for awhile and he wants to keep it in the garage and I don't blame him. You can see the driveway cracks in the side door its so shiny.
   I went with Leo today to get a few plants.... 3 tomatoes and a few vines and a flat of annuals.... I only like to get a few at a time so I know I can get them planted before I get more..... I planted the tomatoes just before it rained so they should get a nice start... I still have to plant a few things in the back before I get more.... will probably get some every day this week end because we will have some nice days for planting I think.... Its starting to look like summer is coming around here.  Leo got some sod to put where they fixed the gutter and its all planted and looks good as new ...... So we had a nice day!!!! Hope everyone else did also.
Sandra

Sunny tomorrow

Its so amazing after all the rain the flowers still are growing well and even blooming.It only rained a little today but was cool and cloudy for most of the day.... the sun did shine and the weather man promises more sun tomorrow.... I'm glad the back yard didn't get dry enough to cut today because my husband needed something to do and I finally got my clothes lines back in working order.... I don't hang much out but they are nice to have when I want to put rugs out to dry or even sheets.... they smell so good after a good airing ( if the birds don't get them) ;>) Anyway you can see in the picture the Iris and Columbine are just starting to bloom and that is a blue indigo bush on the near end and on this side I have a clematis on a trellis and the autumn kind on the fence in this area. Looks like some coral bells are starting to bloom already too in this little space I have between the house and a small sidewalk.

We Saw the Sun

Yesterday the sun came out for a whole hour and then the clouds came back.... it was the first time we have seen the sun since last Wednesday.... It was so funny because it came out later in the day and Leo and 2 neighbors took that as a sign to cut the grass.. it was getting very very long. We couldn't get the back cut though as its swampy back there in a few spots, actually its ankle deep in the middle. But we did see the sun so we know its there somewhere. Its cloudy again today though and we hope it shines again soon. its going "up" into the 60's today so that will help. We are much luckier than some ~ so many tornados and so much flooding in the midwest lately.... I only hope and pray for an end  so we can get on with summer... Well Spring anyway.... things are growing like we are in a rain forest lately... the iris are starting to bloom but the rain spoils them so I hope now for some sun. You guys that need the rain can have ours if you want to trade. :>)

Just fooling around with picture size

Well I cropped this picture as small as I could and then resized it. Janice can you get it this way? If not I give up.... LOL the only trouble now is it doesn't look as clear as it did when I started... Its kinda blurry isn't it?

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY

Not much to say for today except it is thundering and pouring out..... the back yard is getting full of water in the middle where it slopes down...  Now we will have to wait until this dries up before we can plant the tomatoes and seeds etc.... What a bummer.
   After church today we went to breakfast with our daughter Shari and her husband Dan and their daughter Mindy... Mindy looked so cute for a rainy day. she had purls on and a butterfly in her hair... so cute and tiny..... she also had on little heels and jeans that were too long.... I don't know about the styles these days but she still looked cute. Then we stopped at Shopko to look around and I found the cutest summer blouse for only $13.99 on sale so I got it.... white with a few lavendar and pink flowers (mostly white)  So I guess we made something good out of a rainy dreary day..... Will it ever end I wonder...............