Life at the Lake

We arrived the middle of May and I've been busy planting....window boxes, containers, and hanging baskets.

  On Memorial day, we went to the Vikings -- Patty and David had hotdogs and we all ate lunch under the shelter.  It was a perfect day, weather-wise.  

Keefers and Flatleys have been here for the weekend past. Lots of cleaning up in the yard to do.  

Today is the day before Jim's birthday.  It is in the 60's, so we are cozy inside the cottage today.  Tomorrow, we are going to the Hare and the Hound in Bemus Point with the Flatleys and Al and Donna.  

The containers around the patio are filled with hibiscus, begonia, datura, a fern dug out of the woods, and fern on the table.

The window boxes have impatiens -- pinks and reds

Hanging baskets have torinia, and upright fuchsia -- the hummingbirds love these!!!  Below are hosts I transplanted from Tom's garden.

I am trying to practice blogging in anticipation of our trip in August.  However, I am not sure I chose the easiest blog.  Uploading photos can only be done on the computer, once the photos are loaded onto the computer in my Photos file.

The font doesn't stay true, so I have to keep adjusting.  

It has been a challenge, but I shall keep trying.

I am sitting at the desk typing and the view I have is amazing   The hummingbird checks out the begonia in front of me.  The oriole is heading for the grape jelly in the feeder.  Mr. Chewed Ear is trying to get into the bird feeder on the window.  And many birds are going to the main feeder -- blue jays, woodpeckers, cardinals, etc.

Til later -- 
Sue  

Monday

Its a beautiful day here in Westerville!  I have been very busy mulching and edging.  Lots of work spreading mulch.  The temperature today is above 80 degrees.  Jim is in Myrtle Beach until Saturday.  

Had a busy Saturday with a DIG meeting, a photography meeting, a felting class at 614 Knit studio, and a play -- Fiddler on the Roof -- at Otterbein.  So, yesterday, I started the yard work.

Today, I planted morning glory seeds and nasturtium seeds.  My crop of castor beans is coming along nicely..

Here are pictures of my tulips that I planted last Spring.   The pink ones are are in the front yard and are short.  They remind me of peonies, they have many petals and are very full.  Unfortunately, the squirrels or rabbits ate some of them.

 Here are my castor beans  I planted them at the end of March.

Having fun in Spring!!
Oh - and I have a new FitBit!  Im really having fun with that!  Today is the first day i hit 6,000 steps!!!  

Spring on Puddington Court!

Spring!

I am back to blogging!  I want to be able to write about our upcoming adventure.  So this is my first blog in 2016.  Celebrating spring.  The daffodils are from Inniswood.  Huge patches of them!

We had an early Easter this year -- in late March.  

And Puddington Court is adorned with the beautiful Cleveland Pears.  The photo was taken on a cloudy day.  The blossoms are spectacular.

We are going through a chilly spell with a low in the 20's last evening.

I am growing Castor Beans from seed.  I planted them two weeks ago and already they have sprouted and I have repotted some of them to 5-inch pots.  I am hoping for a good crop.   

Til later......