Why the hell is my dog laying in the fire pit??
This is the rain chain my husband got me for Valentine's Day. I love it! I then bought a half whiskey barrel from Lowe's ($30?) and put a water lily in it. So far it hasn't flowered and I'm not sure it will based on how much sunlight it receives. The wreath was made out of grapevines by my dad for my wedding. I love him.
I made this raised planter bed from this tutorial. I have sunflowers, strawberries, basil, catnip, apple mint, cilantro, okra, cucumber, tomatoes, serrano peppers, and some sort of squash planted. I say some sort of squash because they came up from my compost and I have no idea whether they'll be zucchini, summer squash, or pumpkin. You may notice my tomato buckets on the fence...last summer I had them hanging but they became too heavy and broke so this summer I have them sitting on two iron plant hangers. I need to do some serious pest control. Just need to figure out the best eco-friendly way to do that.
This is my blue hydrangea that I absolutely love. A late frost this spring caused some burning, hence the left side full of blooms and the right not so much.
My rain barrel! It's not the prettiest thing in the world, but it does the trick. And best of all...it was FREE! I won it in a raffle at Greening up the Mountains.
The chicken coop! I painted 'eggs' on the side. I'm so cute I can hardly stand myself. :o/ I realized after the fact that I should've installed the planter box lower so I can open the window without hitting whatever's planted. Oh well. Speaking of that window box, I made it myself from leftover boards from the backyard fence. I like free. The coop & run...NOT free.
The chickens then...
The chickens now...
Spike is on the box and Little Foot is the brown one. We think they might be roosters. :( We're pretty sure Ducky & Petrie are hens.
Hope you enjoyed my favorites from around the house...thanks for stopping by!
Wow, you are so HANDY! I had no idea! I love the rain chain - what a beautiful idea.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is gorgeous (it's a dream of mine to have a garden one day, too!), and I love your chicken coop!
Okay, the thing I love the most - the chickens! Sooo adorable as chicks and now kinda freaky looking but still cute as "teenagers" or whatever. :) I absolutely adore their names. :) "The Land Before Time" is a childhood treasure. The roosters are hilarious - I wonder if they'll start crowing you awake soon? Are you going to keep them?
I love this post! I feel like I know sooo much more about your world, now. Thanks for sharing!
Haha--we are definitely NOT keeping the roosters. If I had 10 acres...sure thing!! But not in a neighborhood. :) The guy we got them from said he would trade them out if we got any roosters, but I'm thinking we just stick with the two or MAYBE three.
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