In which we go on a trip...
I'm double dipping in Blogville on this fine Friday. First, I'm over at the Wistful Nebulae with a quick trip in a time machine back to the 80s to prove I don't need no stinking iPhone. Please stop by to help me out!
Next, it's time to turn in our essays to Professor DiGesu for his
What I Did on My Summer STAYcation
I'm a fan of off-season travel, which means my family doesn't do many summer vacations away from home. Usually the kids and I venture out during summer break to do a hundred and one local things, but strange weather all summer long---a cold, icky June and then blistering hot July---made even day trips unappealing. So for my "assignment" I'll share with you a small project I did this summer to make the little plot of land I've been entrusted with a bit more vacation-like.
With both my children now officially teenagers, it was time for the clunky wooden playset in the backyard to come down, leaving me with this lovely square of dirt.
So I added an iron gazebo:
Dug in a pea gravel path and planted lillies, iris, clematis, and boxwoods:
Gave it a finishing touch with a birdbath
(the birdies seem to lourve this new hangout)
And in midsummer, we even got some blooms:
But just wait 'till next year.
The flower show should be spectacular. :)
Comments
and i stopped by mpax, so funny!
We don't travel during peak times. Who wants to go to the beach when there are a million people?
And I ended up doing the same sort of backyard project this summer. I had a big empty space where a swing set had been, and like you, I put in a garden. :)
Journey was your first concert? It couldn't get better. That alone is reason to join your following.
Happy weekend, Nicki.
I do usually do summer vacations, because I somehow feel guilty about taking my daughter out of school to do off-season (although - don't think she minds it!) We did go to MA in the fall last year, though. I'm coming around to the idea more and more... :)
Thanks for sharing,
Monti
NotesAlongTheWay
You wrote a great post. Everyone on the net should come read it. :)
That is LOVELY.... You guys did a great job... Helping mother nature transform a dull space into something fantastic definitely deserves and A in my book!
Thanks for sharing and joining in the fun.
Professeur Di Gesu .... I like the sound of that.
Going my your profile pic, you don't look old enough to have teenagers though.
Local vacations are fun because they are affordable and you can do lots.
I forget to take pictures of anything. Someday I'll have to give my 2nd child pictures of his brother doing stuff and convince him they're him....
erica
I <3 your yard!
♥.•*¨Elizabeth¨*•.♥
I love your gazebo. It will be a beautiful place to sit and think. :)
Denise
.....dhole
Lee
Tossing It Out