beautiful. So I worked in the yard for a bit. And played with our new camera, here are a few pictures of what is blooming in the yard. Not very Halloweenish I know, but this is the ying for my Halloween yang :)
Is the yellow a Forsythia? I always think about forcing some branches of mine in buckets of water but never do. They are just so cheery. My yard and house look like a haunted house but not in a good way. We started reclaiming the vegetable garden last night.
I know you are local, so I promise to grab a few branches for you now and start them for fall. Come by in October - or I will try to make to the Halloween faire-type event this year, with a start for you.... :)
...and we're gonna get..... no life during the summer. :) (We are almost done with the Chapel, in fact, if all goes well, most of it goes up tonight. But I have not been documenting it here. So I am going to retrospectively show you through the chapel build.) After a few years of planning, we finally decided to sell the abbey and build a chapel. The plan is that this will be easier to put together than the abbey has been. The abbey took an entire weekend, a scissor lift and an army of people to set up. This new chapel should go up in a few hours. This is the SketchUp plan. Front view from SketchUP Here is the real chapel that we modeled it after. Ardgowan Chapel in Scotland Yeah, we decided to phone it in this year :D
about awards, I am ready to pass on the cool new award I got from Geoff over at Enter the Man Cave. This award goes to all of you that comment frequently on this blog. I always appreciate comments, let's bloggers know that there is indeed, someone out there listening :) Thank you. I tried to grab everyone that has posted on my blog....recently at least a couple time. Focus on the word "try" people, cause I am sure I have forgotten someone - I am hoping that because these awards make the rounds.....one of these people will correct my error and make sure you get this cool award! I am purposely leaving off three people that should be on this list - Carl at ILHM, Wiec? at when is evil cool and MJ at My Two Yens Worth......because I don't want to give them an award :D LOL!!! - they already got the award from Geoff already. So, guys, consider this your backup copy :) Andrew Green - from the always fun and interesting Who Wants Taters Blog (I love that title!) Arcane - fro...
Harold the Gravedigger squinted through the pre-dawn mist. A low, guttural groan echoed through the Davis Graveyard, sending a shiver down his spine. Not the usual mournful sighs of the restless dead, no. This was a sound more…sugary. More…sprinkled. Harold gripped his shovel tighter. The rumors had begun a week ago – whispers of a giant, sentient donut rolling through the cemetery at night, leaving a trail of sticky frosting and disembodied sprinkles in its wake. Tonight, he'd finally catch the culprit red-handed (or, should he say, red-glazed?). As the groan grew louder, a monstrous shape lumbered out of the fog. It was a donut, alright, but colossal. Its glazed surface shimmered under the moonlight, studded with malevolent chocolate chips and a single, menacing gumball eye. A chorus of disembodied moans rose from the disturbed graves as the donut flattened several headstones with an indifferent squish. Harold, adrenaline coursing through him, charged. "Hey, sprinkle-brained...
Beautiful. Can't wait until things start blooming in my garden!
ReplyDeleteIs the yellow a Forsythia? I always think about forcing some branches of mine in buckets of water but never do. They are just so cheery. My yard and house look like a haunted house but not in a good way. We started reclaiming the vegetable garden last night.
ReplyDeletePurty! : ) Everything is still pretty skeletal and colorless here. : (
ReplyDeleteSunday was a beautiful day but my Sweetie is still recovering to go for a motorcycle ride (sigh).
ReplyDeleteOld Fashioned Halloween friend....
ReplyDeleteI know you are local, so I promise to grab a few branches for you now and start them for fall. Come by in October - or I will try to make to the Halloween faire-type event this year, with a start for you.... :)