Mary and I made this with 5 clay pots, glued together and then we added a pot bottom for the water. We bought beads and glass shells at Walmart. A fun project!!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
The Pool
This was fun! I felt just like Huck Finn!! It looks level doen't it? Well it's not!. Mary and I picked this nice level spot and erected the pool. Nothing to it. As we filled the pool it became quite obvious one side was about 8 inches higher. We let the water out. I put bricks under the low side posts. We lifted it up and filled under it with sand. The high side was a little trickier. We supported the posts and then dug under the lining with spoons to lower it. It was alot of digging with a spoon, laying on the ground. While tossing out sand, I came across a very ugly grub! It was white with a huge black head. About the size of a man's large finger. We screamed. We were sittting in the sand not paying attention to bugs. A couple of days later my son saw a large snake in the same area. His description fit a water mocassin, so I guess it's important to pay attention in the garden here.
Privacy Hedge
I planted this privacy hedge with hibiscus. It should grow nice and fill in. The birdbath is made from two of my old pottery pickling pots with a large lid upturned on top. The birds love it. There is a bird feeder hanging from the tree just above the crystal ball. The bushes on the right are lantana. They bring butterflys and hummingbirds.
New Swing
I have been working on my yard every day. My mother-in-law had this swing in her back yard. She is trying to get rid of clutter, so I took it. It's probably about 40 years old. It was covered in rust so I repainted it. The arm supports were rusted through. I added washers and new wood to support the arms. I added new chain and eye hooks. Then a cushion. The chains are suspended from a large branch. That was fun. I attached a rope and water bottle to one end and then kept throwing it over the branches until I caught the right ones. Then I attached the chain to the rope and pulled it over. Not easy. Great exercise!!!! I sat out there yesterday with my book and a glass of wine. Mary was in her pool. Very nice.
