~~~The Leaves are Falling Outside AND In!!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! Hope you are all ready for a fun weekend. We are going to a wedding tomorrow so that will be FUN!!!Even though they are predicting some SNOW!!!! Just a LITTLE though. Our leaves are NOT glorious this year:(. So far. I am hoping for more color SOON! I took some shots from around the house for you. This is out the kitchen window.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5bQszd4EcxGgi-0h4MW1VaxHwSv0bI-oJFHEvJziifviAtCQuQUILZImt4tRzrLgxGx90UaSddllt2rzAtDWawyKHJ9zOpQnb7tGTWkhD1X1hs9pyoVovV218hYXiCFlJQvknyspIkCd/s1600/IMG_9492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5bQszd4EcxGgi-0h4MW1VaxHwSv0bI-oJFHEvJziifviAtCQuQUILZImt4tRzrLgxGx90UaSddllt2rzAtDWawyKHJ9zOpQnb7tGTWkhD1X1hs9pyoVovV218hYXiCFlJQvknyspIkCd/s640/IMG_9492.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> This next one is looking out the back sliding glass doors.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY00gClVeYmpdtW4KD6mwf-e4oosgc6BlUv0SYzMUZwGItDfX04U8UJtLwO08jzmGIy-9aIkPI_LjXnO9dsBdqEaEwZRDKGP6RsATsxbdlQcSoobCqih_rJxG0963XRB2iG9GV3JeJmCjJ/s1600/IMG_9493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY00gClVeYmpdtW4KD6mwf-e4oosgc6BlUv0SYzMUZwGItDfX04U8UJtLwO08jzmGIy-9aIkPI_LjXnO9dsBdqEaEwZRDKGP6RsATsxbdlQcSoobCqih_rJxG0963XRB2iG9GV3JeJmCjJ/s640/IMG_9493.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> It is NOT pretty on the deck right now. I could sweep and blow the leaves 3 times a day. That is NOT happening:):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5cZADdJyihKNO93-23b9i623J9u7t6cEFdOyx5oGFuZZ-OJsblGzJlz6nbWhE5hdwA17YXHtxbxSrT8hwPoJsu6oHxD6eDR6Hj2xA3bhLXUWz8YjhchzVk77p65P_ArQaQHVfpmAJb1f/s1600/IMG_9494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5cZADdJyihKNO93-23b9i623J9u7t6cEFdOyx5oGFuZZ-OJsblGzJlz6nbWhE5hdwA17YXHtxbxSrT8hwPoJsu6oHxD6eDR6Hj2xA3bhLXUWz8YjhchzVk77p65P_ArQaQHVfpmAJb1f/s640/IMG_9494.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> The begonia is still blooming!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1yvfmlwAR-vQxLEAZtNpHXo8zzxgWnlic0PawNqI9zSKaZ4Zj5Xnc6yjLXiyyn1hO8soa1NvWfFQUCWOQgfrLDhdXSI6L5ieSQx0rFTpWRQGndm557gn2J9Xw2L1jKZ7Cd73pFTzIqxZ/s1600/IMG_9495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1yvfmlwAR-vQxLEAZtNpHXo8zzxgWnlic0PawNqI9zSKaZ4Zj5Xnc6yjLXiyyn1hO8soa1NvWfFQUCWOQgfrLDhdXSI6L5ieSQx0rFTpWRQGndm557gn2J9Xw2L1jKZ7Cd73pFTzIqxZ/s640/IMG_9495.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> And the impatiens.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jIVikxqFCCFb5FTDMn9Wy_YLHsgX8hbvjPfhkccgL2Gwxut5Xh2sQAIJ70nm3eoBp15BDDhBTR2GlWWR2OA_QjWOvJG5X612bPBNaFh8lNwNbQGqAEYzyULrD7xDF3qZUJJhqluL2Mr-/s1600/IMG_9496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jIVikxqFCCFb5FTDMn9Wy_YLHsgX8hbvjPfhkccgL2Gwxut5Xh2sQAIJ70nm3eoBp15BDDhBTR2GlWWR2OA_QjWOvJG5X612bPBNaFh8lNwNbQGqAEYzyULrD7xDF3qZUJJhqluL2Mr-/s640/IMG_9496.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> This is looking out the front windows that flank the front door.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyyoEJ1QcvH_cPE9jk2r1H_p3TXRAkkzIZ9dNpoEv8fLewzgPsveBbNWoB1uX8DLyLeN5UE2PJ8cI27Gum8dJ3n6dCBhRgX8keSD-wKlTdTbosrXqoK1yXvcrCsIS7KjCEUo4bEvoIe7C/s1600/IMG_9497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyyoEJ1QcvH_cPE9jk2r1H_p3TXRAkkzIZ9dNpoEv8fLewzgPsveBbNWoB1uX8DLyLeN5UE2PJ8cI27Gum8dJ3n6dCBhRgX8keSD-wKlTdTbosrXqoK1yXvcrCsIS7KjCEUo4bEvoIe7C/s640/IMG_9497.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> Then I went upstairs to the sliding glass doors in our room.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrk1n_-8dwXsn_lM50uzlZJ9SdyGGVPcd7bwlgeXl_NCbj-_OMHEOLXCLEbzVv5-XMyjgDxm5oYy44Ph49P_S8CtYZemBdUv7uik0O4aKWHrw6qHwcZC5-bL3DgROjEi1bfoGxJQdmsHZS/s1600/IMG_9498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrk1n_-8dwXsn_lM50uzlZJ9SdyGGVPcd7bwlgeXl_NCbj-_OMHEOLXCLEbzVv5-XMyjgDxm5oYy44Ph49P_S8CtYZemBdUv7uik0O4aKWHrw6qHwcZC5-bL3DgROjEi1bfoGxJQdmsHZS/s640/IMG_9498.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>This is NOT dirty glass, it is the screen:) I guess IT is dirty:):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHtAwkSOEHcK4y5cq6lXaBCCNRtVFtwZMWxwWsAWEwxpJbnqC3Q7PMhQqYVOnv4Um4B_FDkrw6BtAh4WTAf5okWwTBLb5KVGiHUH1ncuAw5aVH1dpJBS8dZfWSK3QPIyOmJC2aqQETHV6/s1600/IMG_9499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHtAwkSOEHcK4y5cq6lXaBCCNRtVFtwZMWxwWsAWEwxpJbnqC3Q7PMhQqYVOnv4Um4B_FDkrw6BtAh4WTAf5okWwTBLb5KVGiHUH1ncuAw5aVH1dpJBS8dZfWSK3QPIyOmJC2aqQETHV6/s640/IMG_9499.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> And out our bathroom window. Yes, I have a view of TREES from every single window or door in this house.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZj-_cP6197kVqebqKjgoGUi6m81tR8zIqMk87PunHfsvHCAHE54BgYUqKAHW3Z8JaGDGx0M1g-CSJo5nvY94skjDcZvPXcQ8InjcQB9VNUUoPzCQD2m_4hMkO369wUhAg5UttVXRfLYw/s1600/IMG_9500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZj-_cP6197kVqebqKjgoGUi6m81tR8zIqMk87PunHfsvHCAHE54BgYUqKAHW3Z8JaGDGx0M1g-CSJo5nvY94skjDcZvPXcQ8InjcQB9VNUUoPzCQD2m_4hMkO369wUhAg5UttVXRfLYw/s640/IMG_9500.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAihyphenhyphenZz1mSfD2Wu_1ljL1ZjdS8HQLJiPFNynlGY7Po99j-KuR6171B3e8wIbLsKSsYZjiyixyM-mjaRPdqMZCqocqfWqZIWkU3w5ikFxRVhl9sJ2xqnMlck-C0mHaHPURlquIYb9qQ33Rt/s1600/IMG_9501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAihyphenhyphenZz1mSfD2Wu_1ljL1ZjdS8HQLJiPFNynlGY7Po99j-KuR6171B3e8wIbLsKSsYZjiyixyM-mjaRPdqMZCqocqfWqZIWkU3w5ikFxRVhl9sJ2xqnMlck-C0mHaHPURlquIYb9qQ33Rt/s640/IMG_9501.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDKLi9awKPejtyQsjrnX60_0-9ru6H8TdXN1LJZDRWNAHXDLdrh9QqGqlczuOB_NqfLNzpcivXZm2Rau3mA7ccGGPK9bQ72RHGD-8ovo5MGW_3TDnxOhEdoa_DURmANdHJhjsi3WlFufn/s1600/IMG_9502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDKLi9awKPejtyQsjrnX60_0-9ru6H8TdXN1LJZDRWNAHXDLdrh9QqGqlczuOB_NqfLNzpcivXZm2Rau3mA7ccGGPK9bQ72RHGD-8ovo5MGW_3TDnxOhEdoa_DURmANdHJhjsi3WlFufn/s640/IMG_9502.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> Looking out the windows on the upstairs bridge. I just blew the driveway on Wed.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedkzEEHWnydh6pmYY0LJOn3kLK8I_-9Ud__FAXJEV9Pfvggn-SIKqns1c32gaPEWsu0BFjR0MMp7XwhRQzf9Zv1hqCsLUBjhNvlqcSuAD98AqP6N8xkgYGXyjGML3A32L4hD-m2MbC8QP/s1600/IMG_9503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedkzEEHWnydh6pmYY0LJOn3kLK8I_-9Ud__FAXJEV9Pfvggn-SIKqns1c32gaPEWsu0BFjR0MMp7XwhRQzf9Zv1hqCsLUBjhNvlqcSuAD98AqP6N8xkgYGXyjGML3A32L4hD-m2MbC8QP/s640/IMG_9503.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div> Now for the ugly part: this is my poor hibiscus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:(:( I am SO upset! I don't know what happened but the leaves have turned yellow and are falling off!!!! NOOOOOOO! We kept this alive all last winter and now this! I am going to PRUNE it hard and hope it comes back. I'll let you know. I love this plant, love that it is braided and last year it BLOOMED inside for a long time. So sad. Keep you fingers crossed. Have a GREAT weekend everyone. XO, Pinky<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdxcW4ca5DKEW6YEsJzw1KqqdWYEHFhCMY0ecskdd6z6L6wgugDhkiWAcmDozsE4v1AAZWu1QlSSduD-J8esAUePyUjtegLOiWn4IddaaEw2JaLxw_dGE92T8e6fDf9rcWXDNU6TjKXs_/s1600/IMG_9504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdxcW4ca5DKEW6YEsJzw1KqqdWYEHFhCMY0ecskdd6z6L6wgugDhkiWAcmDozsE4v1AAZWu1QlSSduD-J8esAUePyUjtegLOiWn4IddaaEw2JaLxw_dGE92T8e6fDf9rcWXDNU6TjKXs_/s640/IMG_9504.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQodUQTwTGlw0C7ETammZIH9qqj4eoCyVVz-6mJGg7JFvUscshedF9-R4SA_Jv9zLWPx0VOaxoKZhvZfv1RuCRCjbif-ho1NWXQyN5V0ej9MnKRjlK2FBoPuCIDpBfT53xC6UyohRb7eKM/s1600/IMG_9505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQodUQTwTGlw0C7ETammZIH9qqj4eoCyVVz-6mJGg7JFvUscshedF9-R4SA_Jv9zLWPx0VOaxoKZhvZfv1RuCRCjbif-ho1NWXQyN5V0ej9MnKRjlK2FBoPuCIDpBfT53xC6UyohRb7eKM/s640/IMG_9505.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGN8ENyJQ7sO_ZPFeXue-rz9RcXSgFBRiOfKKmaAJahoKjXwl97UeQ4S_zgIePI9KldPqvisnDqVbqxa5vsAKpY0flF_lMWHF4HvC85ZcZpm2yFmwg5HR1Z7jYCSmmFm0zHfFR-T9dfnK/s1600/IMG_9506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGN8ENyJQ7sO_ZPFeXue-rz9RcXSgFBRiOfKKmaAJahoKjXwl97UeQ4S_zgIePI9KldPqvisnDqVbqxa5vsAKpY0flF_lMWHF4HvC85ZcZpm2yFmwg5HR1Z7jYCSmmFm0zHfFR-T9dfnK/s640/IMG_9506.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>

~~~The Leaves are Falling Outside AND In!!!!~~~

Hi everyone! Hope you are all ready for a fun weekend. We are going to a wedding tomorrow so that will be FUN!!!Even though they are predict...

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~~~Some Spring Flowers are BLOOMING!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HI everyone! I am so in love with Spring! Mother Nature reminds us every year of her beauty and splendor. The earth comes alive again, right on cue and I am so grateful to have sight to see all this beauty. And the best part is, it is going to keep getting better!!!!!! SOME of the azaleas at our house are blooming. This red one is a favorite. Then the next one is such a pretty pink!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrgW_UTnKTaIWHF71aqVPVun01EeMxuSFaPUzHFx8MdOPqJddnF05jnTXHCw3HbVPMJLGb2SBeK1Fkpyj0OBdZi7dNO0uhA4O9Bk_qot_ajU8GmuesyWse8V-IQ9MTNanAaVka_XwHput/s1600/IMG_6807.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrgW_UTnKTaIWHF71aqVPVun01EeMxuSFaPUzHFx8MdOPqJddnF05jnTXHCw3HbVPMJLGb2SBeK1Fkpyj0OBdZi7dNO0uhA4O9Bk_qot_ajU8GmuesyWse8V-IQ9MTNanAaVka_XwHput/s320/IMG_6807.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaO2udkezpl9rCEgYk1GRqay8vFbYPt38cFWZRf0kPEZlTXrIkimYO1ikedqRWHLdk58uF88UBItj_GFuKikWEWkqF5MW6VQUgaX_cxk53W8E9r3cjtGCasaYuU_eHGWONICMJ6CoiQBSZ/s1600/IMG_6808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaO2udkezpl9rCEgYk1GRqay8vFbYPt38cFWZRf0kPEZlTXrIkimYO1ikedqRWHLdk58uF88UBItj_GFuKikWEWkqF5MW6VQUgaX_cxk53W8E9r3cjtGCasaYuU_eHGWONICMJ6CoiQBSZ/s320/IMG_6808.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> I planted begonias in the mailbox. Joe built this many years ago for us. Where the numbers are cut out there is a light so it is lit at night.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pLZ6WpPk5mu9Ic6MVokGGQFDVUr1o91P2jKwn1J6h0V3jPO-_8w89HxnwxUUVSn1jAFZrTPnWEYKkJK4kPnssJbigosHfOCte-vFhJn71AhrUWlbFaWjsSCrW1OJmleHeABbTK-qb9aq/s1600/IMG_6809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pLZ6WpPk5mu9Ic6MVokGGQFDVUr1o91P2jKwn1J6h0V3jPO-_8w89HxnwxUUVSn1jAFZrTPnWEYKkJK4kPnssJbigosHfOCte-vFhJn71AhrUWlbFaWjsSCrW1OJmleHeABbTK-qb9aq/s320/IMG_6809.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> This is looking down our street. Our cherry trees are on the right here. We bought them many years ago and they were tiny, maybe 10 feet tall!!!!!! Now they are huge! I had to hurry though, the blooms are blowing off already! The white dogwood you see, Joe dug out of the woods when we built the house.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zouVlS7g0DM8AWqFC9Z66j0syHRpuswtZysemFZnKkYKmuIrfv40JP0H046dypYl7GxInY4SWXKOWTo4GVd-i-DY6gopbPnDt8m5wMSiuupknuYFWwyAL3GbCyYlWlP_SgbA-J-bDu61/s1600/IMG_6810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zouVlS7g0DM8AWqFC9Z66j0syHRpuswtZysemFZnKkYKmuIrfv40JP0H046dypYl7GxInY4SWXKOWTo4GVd-i-DY6gopbPnDt8m5wMSiuupknuYFWwyAL3GbCyYlWlP_SgbA-J-bDu61/s320/IMG_6810.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> Close up of the dogwood blooms......gorgeous!!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutT2mPOhGWgP6KLRNCcmANyow1UGwJyVJMlIos-Ec6K8Lao2sS9YEPoB66RLNx14-eI7tkn5-xtG9dbKJiNxqcRUIJ30SOUek2QYkkIjEODpBr2u3t_pJme8BjLQQRiakNulTQIQt3n0d/s1600/IMG_6811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutT2mPOhGWgP6KLRNCcmANyow1UGwJyVJMlIos-Ec6K8Lao2sS9YEPoB66RLNx14-eI7tkn5-xtG9dbKJiNxqcRUIJ30SOUek2QYkkIjEODpBr2u3t_pJme8BjLQQRiakNulTQIQt3n0d/s320/IMG_6811.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> Close up of the cherry blossoms.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqV3vWiwF2H88Ji_MfxGqYirc8BrnFV1UBtGT1WvwlnJ0Z1xWtTaZkSBFNVCiC01RK-NyZwwDjfqSAVjllfqySQV0CWZUSwZ7EGkeUCfmzqTmz2bBwPr-LzQRollrUnXqKCjZwgUnMP3r/s1600/IMG_6813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqV3vWiwF2H88Ji_MfxGqYirc8BrnFV1UBtGT1WvwlnJ0Z1xWtTaZkSBFNVCiC01RK-NyZwwDjfqSAVjllfqySQV0CWZUSwZ7EGkeUCfmzqTmz2bBwPr-LzQRollrUnXqKCjZwgUnMP3r/s320/IMG_6813.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1Vv_3x_iA4kok2RxFaKh4tRJ4kXHOY6KhHxqPvM-zXY_2jJ81S8r6uhcShqVmiR2xqP0QWJJcfVXgTXR4nxPIjzHuVIjXhVQQxv1pB3OibKZLrttTQ8GeZFTB_86qmNlpDMcSKecbIIa/s1600/IMG_6814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1Vv_3x_iA4kok2RxFaKh4tRJ4kXHOY6KhHxqPvM-zXY_2jJ81S8r6uhcShqVmiR2xqP0QWJJcfVXgTXR4nxPIjzHuVIjXhVQQxv1pB3OibKZLrttTQ8GeZFTB_86qmNlpDMcSKecbIIa/s320/IMG_6814.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> A variegated hosta. We probably have over 100 hostas on our property, Joe keeps dividing them!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hjuqs6I9IArPnnV_XSSpKTmfNEAMpZlThffgOyO1rLbbhpk5s7tkGh2pnFU4igY_kW9n5Kk54wX05WfwiehQHD_ZNx9LdTZOtCXhkmvjZepHXeEVGC-nCbL9iI2OzBvOQf8e4Llfqqk_/s1600/IMG_6815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hjuqs6I9IArPnnV_XSSpKTmfNEAMpZlThffgOyO1rLbbhpk5s7tkGh2pnFU4igY_kW9n5Kk54wX05WfwiehQHD_ZNx9LdTZOtCXhkmvjZepHXeEVGC-nCbL9iI2OzBvOQf8e4Llfqqk_/s320/IMG_6815.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> Close up of one of the azaleas. This color is gorgeous to me!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgPxvb2q4xm9f4bu-aS7E7UCxOZ2k1_QH2pN1L5dNbblKG8fyqqt62Yd5pMlDVg6IGcUYAcFD1MZrjnUCwScMc5mgRoCBPOB-i16UWk0uUv3iIYhULaln_qFj1kRxXPZlmj_WhSInYGNL/s1600/IMG_6816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgPxvb2q4xm9f4bu-aS7E7UCxOZ2k1_QH2pN1L5dNbblKG8fyqqt62Yd5pMlDVg6IGcUYAcFD1MZrjnUCwScMc5mgRoCBPOB-i16UWk0uUv3iIYhULaln_qFj1kRxXPZlmj_WhSInYGNL/s320/IMG_6816.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> Cut leaf Japanese maple. We have 4 of these, 2 out front and 2 in the back.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhwvJ5I_2B5yduWDGCIjoAN7Ghps1oaNLeDzHjrYf0wADSJEblhlO23JIslpa00UaUjtVnPElHcU-xl1p6uYVtid2zVDpSK3O6tIHc3mMowvht7caF_3nKzHxgADxb30GlK03z-65DEVC/s1600/IMG_6817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhwvJ5I_2B5yduWDGCIjoAN7Ghps1oaNLeDzHjrYf0wADSJEblhlO23JIslpa00UaUjtVnPElHcU-xl1p6uYVtid2zVDpSK3O6tIHc3mMowvht7caF_3nKzHxgADxb30GlK03z-65DEVC/s320/IMG_6817.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> One of the ones in the front of the house.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJN1yv7_3tlr5NITE_dyjnp0Vv6OJX5n4ZC4IqhxbXZjWxIozkm8VPwQiuJTCd3QqmsZOlOVB9eBpbJSs2DyB35WzoRNap3ywRLpUEaSJ06NIYCau_eY5SJW-yKGTuMdlmq8eNIloeOloW/s1600/IMG_6818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJN1yv7_3tlr5NITE_dyjnp0Vv6OJX5n4ZC4IqhxbXZjWxIozkm8VPwQiuJTCd3QqmsZOlOVB9eBpbJSs2DyB35WzoRNap3ywRLpUEaSJ06NIYCau_eY5SJW-yKGTuMdlmq8eNIloeOloW/s320/IMG_6818.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> Some of the pansies. Love this variegated one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlrXN5cMzyntEmgp_lNtYaEOYF4X7fYRCmyOsTg61LIFRcko9K8uCtTHU5nhWw0h6CsPVscCxuAlbkrh5eQbzFiMXI5gddFlZSDM-6xD9QH3e9MK9bpRwOuM5yqP4wwsySyAMHa-1Mvld/s1600/IMG_6819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlrXN5cMzyntEmgp_lNtYaEOYF4X7fYRCmyOsTg61LIFRcko9K8uCtTHU5nhWw0h6CsPVscCxuAlbkrh5eQbzFiMXI5gddFlZSDM-6xD9QH3e9MK9bpRwOuM5yqP4wwsySyAMHa-1Mvld/s320/IMG_6819.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> Pretty blue.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02Y-uAnd71WvLzQNb3BYb2HHYhA5o0plxpQxnHaqR_KDg3u64WNTTsL8ILmhsjBItjnWyhY8mahF324eqejhAapxbimPfMob2dM9sDxJkxNuYBsP41XjpUmSOIICd4OqfdZZ7AcnJPAgi/s1600/IMG_6820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02Y-uAnd71WvLzQNb3BYb2HHYhA5o0plxpQxnHaqR_KDg3u64WNTTsL8ILmhsjBItjnWyhY8mahF324eqejhAapxbimPfMob2dM9sDxJkxNuYBsP41XjpUmSOIICd4OqfdZZ7AcnJPAgi/s320/IMG_6820.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVcpgaAEToKQNJO_EySVaHPO6cttMRkhnQkiFQyz5xFAzKS6Xif-J_iONQLaWSUuZHZhonnhVNL1EFISq0xzaz97KSQvkoW96J6MPhB483s8GV0pXb9sUg1iuEeG9U6NLhAvxt8K-k9nF/s1600/IMG_6821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVcpgaAEToKQNJO_EySVaHPO6cttMRkhnQkiFQyz5xFAzKS6Xif-J_iONQLaWSUuZHZhonnhVNL1EFISq0xzaz97KSQvkoW96J6MPhB483s8GV0pXb9sUg1iuEeG9U6NLhAvxt8K-k9nF/s320/IMG_6821.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> Bleeding heart, SO pretty and evidently tastes good too:):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_VyzIgeRuAYnZiEAKmbiNLlf7cgifbTI0o58H_CbENV1Bq9A-GDxJFu_M0_NJlDDxtEqltqJFQgT7lsDsr4kslG8-QZpUg0CtHVQkUQi8i1KkI4nt6NnDcw2hUSagDVA192SoHLHHVXZ/s1600/IMG_6822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_VyzIgeRuAYnZiEAKmbiNLlf7cgifbTI0o58H_CbENV1Bq9A-GDxJFu_M0_NJlDDxtEqltqJFQgT7lsDsr4kslG8-QZpUg0CtHVQkUQi8i1KkI4nt6NnDcw2hUSagDVA192SoHLHHVXZ/s320/IMG_6822.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> One of the bleeding hearts at the top of the pond. This came up from seed!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycWR2LikleQyeDOmvItbVUpS_CPRStlCpCYML8APm2LbGi47gS4d1kfkFX7SU0R0VrRpIGY6JLj34Ms4KkQVikwvvblzsrexKUcWdPSmh5Vyr7Yg5AfMLMtKW-69gmYixOVNMZwGJqzB0/s1600/IMG_6823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycWR2LikleQyeDOmvItbVUpS_CPRStlCpCYML8APm2LbGi47gS4d1kfkFX7SU0R0VrRpIGY6JLj34Ms4KkQVikwvvblzsrexKUcWdPSmh5Vyr7Yg5AfMLMtKW-69gmYixOVNMZwGJqzB0/s320/IMG_6823.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> ONE bud is blooming on this azalea, tomorrow many more will be blooming, I am sure.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4ow0wKDNzKufaPDYiPDeL957HFFXlqJ5DqYJTMc3Kd6mEBN-WX0LVzJFXzesSH67zWqH4M2Yic4g29UEdB0_pAPJvS5yAwzSeCjH_vMGuMUAKC5HGfXbDqi5FWlUAL6Bvu4QlBTdX4ww/s1600/IMG_6826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4ow0wKDNzKufaPDYiPDeL957HFFXlqJ5DqYJTMc3Kd6mEBN-WX0LVzJFXzesSH67zWqH4M2Yic4g29UEdB0_pAPJvS5yAwzSeCjH_vMGuMUAKC5HGfXbDqi5FWlUAL6Bvu4QlBTdX4ww/s320/IMG_6826.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aelsaoGgaL0RQMgGlwX6Hd72ET_8qACgStSQH2ZYhz763SGP8UEN0Jz13N1GtDsiW2VoJm_qqNv4aQrRY0YTEST8njvCOQZGhgr97JUsse8HCHnLLO211bjlFxRrOCvqgOgLiSYxr_lE/s1600/IMG_6827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aelsaoGgaL0RQMgGlwX6Hd72ET_8qACgStSQH2ZYhz763SGP8UEN0Jz13N1GtDsiW2VoJm_qqNv4aQrRY0YTEST8njvCOQZGhgr97JUsse8HCHnLLO211bjlFxRrOCvqgOgLiSYxr_lE/s320/IMG_6827.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOcqYfunfrbjBkb-ntuWbXZx03q1aJOXmrcWP7gdoCHf1KFvxeVlK9S5vtJq5ySHORKbFtwh5SqTFOJbztRsTNoUE9JtSoE1XonM-LUxQRVidCOquTsV1ruGYllYEPyLNtRP9cCkDchkZ/s1600/IMG_6828.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOcqYfunfrbjBkb-ntuWbXZx03q1aJOXmrcWP7gdoCHf1KFvxeVlK9S5vtJq5ySHORKbFtwh5SqTFOJbztRsTNoUE9JtSoE1XonM-LUxQRVidCOquTsV1ruGYllYEPyLNtRP9cCkDchkZ/s320/IMG_6828.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>White bleeding heart.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2fhZfl8Wp00cTea2TtSVsoPZemQ2QBxeJA6ag3zWWEF5R4C0qdzie66QG2bBfsL3Q6kR3nZYYn4DVizs_d5JHqRJegeT_28NsNCaKy2KD0aCWhZzMYAFHo3uqjWwOnWIt4tniKVhz8kd/s1600/IMG_6829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2fhZfl8Wp00cTea2TtSVsoPZemQ2QBxeJA6ag3zWWEF5R4C0qdzie66QG2bBfsL3Q6kR3nZYYn4DVizs_d5JHqRJegeT_28NsNCaKy2KD0aCWhZzMYAFHo3uqjWwOnWIt4tniKVhz8kd/s320/IMG_6829.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> These are candleabra primroses. I will show you how they come up in LAYERS....just like a candleabra! We have many around the pond but only this one is starting to bloom.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVt67U3zbfeHs97M6QvtuGRFG6dxSUWssl3yqXXYMy3ffeVc7ZygWDs3BE21AS3j8y_LlQqf-x3G4cuN92QU6NW7gV6B7XtTHXh7HiqSAokYH1QSD87wT9uL9AcX_GqqADwrQgGoKwrutq/s1600/IMG_6830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVt67U3zbfeHs97M6QvtuGRFG6dxSUWssl3yqXXYMy3ffeVc7ZygWDs3BE21AS3j8y_LlQqf-x3G4cuN92QU6NW7gV6B7XtTHXh7HiqSAokYH1QSD87wT9uL9AcX_GqqADwrQgGoKwrutq/s320/IMG_6830.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> The ferns, etc. are filling in around the pond.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPv2I_8eYLaKlAUsDhNGhIUW-3jjogQwIwGqMAshCeM7GcoM-RJQkBobJ3DNXiQgoqyl5Y3MDdrG5CaNJpcZajyvPvVZjM1wOMkN1B6yPeeLW1RXpY5gpAsT0UyiQaInTEMD6vxm0FAUD/s1600/IMG_6832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPv2I_8eYLaKlAUsDhNGhIUW-3jjogQwIwGqMAshCeM7GcoM-RJQkBobJ3DNXiQgoqyl5Y3MDdrG5CaNJpcZajyvPvVZjM1wOMkN1B6yPeeLW1RXpY5gpAsT0UyiQaInTEMD6vxm0FAUD/s320/IMG_6832.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> Joe built this swing many years ago. Last year we restained it and did it EBONY with the seat a warm brown that matches the deck. I love the black!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfqp1hQ0oGe0rqTscd7dN7n7kzlv2i4Fh1nGMfDz1MygXTuxLoq5Q4rDCcbvaMAE9zBfxPHKN9EDw9GncuvEzbMse_7bFmOKNpZ8r0xjwrBo0Nn8eAwuUQmJK8MEZSU7fsctIAfeOumnV/s1600/IMG_6833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfqp1hQ0oGe0rqTscd7dN7n7kzlv2i4Fh1nGMfDz1MygXTuxLoq5Q4rDCcbvaMAE9zBfxPHKN9EDw9GncuvEzbMse_7bFmOKNpZ8r0xjwrBo0Nn8eAwuUQmJK8MEZSU7fsctIAfeOumnV/s320/IMG_6833.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> This is a SWEET smelling viburnum. I have several blooms right here at my desk so I can enjoy the fragrance, it is heavenly!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9-07P9Vd7d2hy4tRw0yhRNneLuDcA1txPuSH5Qmb9EB2g_VemsJ_V621thqvDoUhNRuaEm2CPABbiwhth4WLxEPV9nQY8uNfZPPY9Op-Z1uyJ8qxTv2l1oaJf-nd-h2tS3ccDp1NW4Sp/s1600/IMG_6834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9-07P9Vd7d2hy4tRw0yhRNneLuDcA1txPuSH5Qmb9EB2g_VemsJ_V621thqvDoUhNRuaEm2CPABbiwhth4WLxEPV9nQY8uNfZPPY9Op-Z1uyJ8qxTv2l1oaJf-nd-h2tS3ccDp1NW4Sp/s320/IMG_6834.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> The viburnum taken from up on the deck.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9-qy3D-soQED0vR6wgg30eAK3_pUZKrqaI2DNERnJCKKyZKGVwRMu1ZxVFYHm9HjUp04j6iDdlfMoiYYb2tSUpb1l-6qqm-xsOhqm17JLThGqQBJbBJ8YFw6knAYeIf44jjMi0SYr2R2/s1600/IMG_6835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9-qy3D-soQED0vR6wgg30eAK3_pUZKrqaI2DNERnJCKKyZKGVwRMu1ZxVFYHm9HjUp04j6iDdlfMoiYYb2tSUpb1l-6qqm-xsOhqm17JLThGqQBJbBJ8YFw6knAYeIf44jjMi0SYr2R2/s320/IMG_6835.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> The hibiscus that we kept alive all winter (!!!) is blooming again!!!!!!!!! I love this!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGG6QaRJ-M-35Xq9mJBXLcHP8RR-IHCvBXW9QFt13mY6H_mFWoiCqO-XuyR80PSE6NNmmEJfEKnyanwuEEtO8O0SXMtItRpbRJmqJtZeBsfnGdWBjSeM2kuXLFN_a0C6PHcewVLD3AMSz/s1600/IMG_6836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGG6QaRJ-M-35Xq9mJBXLcHP8RR-IHCvBXW9QFt13mY6H_mFWoiCqO-XuyR80PSE6NNmmEJfEKnyanwuEEtO8O0SXMtItRpbRJmqJtZeBsfnGdWBjSeM2kuXLFN_a0C6PHcewVLD3AMSz/s320/IMG_6836.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>Thanks so much for coming, I love to read ALL of your comments so be sure to let me know you were here!!!! XO, Pinky I am linking up with Kim at Savvy Sotern Style for Wow us Wed. at <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">http://www.savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/</a>  Go on over to see some awe inspiring things!!!!

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