Outdoor Wednesday .. Yellow Finches

~Happy Wednesday Everyone~

It's Outdoor Wednesday at

A Southern Daydreamer

Stop by and visit Susan and

everyone participating today.

My spoiled lil baby

soaking up the sun..

The Golden Finches

have arrived.

These are my favorite birds..

I just love their bright yellow color..

and got so excited when they

finally reached my yard about

a month ago.

If you right click on the pictures and

open in a new window you can

get a larger view of them..

Hopefully soon I'll be able to get

a lil closer and take better shots.

It finally quit raining

around here and

this morning there had to be at least

60 out there .. all in the trees and on

the ground eating up the scraps.

Of course Ashley had the camera

with her at school today for

Spirit Week.. so I didn't get pictures.

Hopefully I'll have another

chance tomorrow.

Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

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Creative Ideas .. Bakerella

As I was surfing for ideas for some

cute treats for a baby shower

I came across this awesome site

Bakerella

Now I'm sure I'm probably one of

only a very small few left in Blogland

that hasn't already discovered this crafty lady's

site .. but just in case I wanted to share with

you all her wonderful talents.

I can't believe she's in Georgia and

I haven't seen these before.

I really need to get out more.

How about these for a

Graduation Party!!

Aren't they the cutest thing.

Candy Cup Caps

Click Here
to go directly to the page
that shows you how to make these
adorable
Cupcake Pops
They are so easy.


Her directions are so easy to
follow.. everything is step by step.
Even I think I can tackle these Lil
Hello Kitty Cupcake Pops.



Now head on over an visit
Ms Bakerella..
and get inspired and all crafty like.



Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

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Magnificent Motherhood Award Party ..

It's The

Magnificent Motherhood Party

Hosted By:

Kendra at My Insanity

What is this party?

Well it's where you get to pay tribute to

a special blogger Mom that has

encouraged an inspired you.

We are only suppose to pick one,

which is soooooooo hard

for me to do because I have so many

that inspire me.

This is a very special award that

can only be given through linking to

this party.

So it belongs to the person you choose

and they don't have to pass it along.

My Magnificent Motherhood Award

goes to:

Robynn

at

Robynn's Ravings

Why I choose this person:

"This blog makes me want to be

a better mother because______."

Robynn inspires me by the

wonderful relationship she has

with her 2 teenager children.

She's a Homeschool Mom and

Sunday School Teacher to a large

group of teenagers who she

gives credit to educating

her on a regular basis.

Robynn is a gifted writer who uses

material from her everyday travels to

bring humor and encouragement to

her many readers and followers.

I had a hard time choosing which

posts were my favorite.. because all

of them are great..

Here are a few that had

me rolling on days I really needed laughter

and inspiration when I needed inspiring.

Never Eat Crow

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Easter, I LOVE You... Your Friend, Robynn

I'm not the only one that love's Robynn..

Here is what others have to say:

Beadin By The Sea said...
Just beautiful Robynn.

I felt like I was there with you.

Tim said...
I love you so much!

You are soooo funny and you

ALWAYS make me laugh.

Just wanted you to know how glad

I am that the blogging world

brought us together.

Homestay Mama said...
I chuckled all the way through

part one of your story!

Looking forward to part two!

When I got to the part where you

started talking relocation,

my first thought was:

"not gonna work--homing pigeon!" LOL

LadyFi said...
Brilliant story!

Twig must be a homing pigeon then?

Or a homing crow?

This is such a hilariously funny post ...

I*m snorting like a horse on coke over here!

Sniffles and Smiles said...
As always, you are MUCH loved,

and your writing is thoroughly

admired and appreciated!

I am thrilled.

May you dance with joy this Easter!

Please stop by and visit Robynn

I promise you .. You'll be Inspired!

Don't forget to check back over at

Kendra's to read about

other inspiring

Blogger Mom's.

Happy

Mother's Day!

Thank You For Visiting
Have A Blessed Day,

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FFA Awards Banquet

We're nearing the end of another school year

and it's that time again...

Awards Banquets, Honors Day

Senior Week, and of course Prank Week Partying.

It's so hard to believe our lil girl

is going to be a Junior next year.

This week kicked off the first of many

events we'll be attending ..

The FFA Awards Banquet.

This is Ashley's favorite teacher

Mr Walker..

He's not hard on the eyes at all.

This was her first year taking Agriculture

and was a required intro class that she

had to take in order to proceed to the

next step Wildlife Management which

is the area she's interested in.

In the beginning she absolutely hated the class..

but Mr Walker being the young hip

cool guy that he is .. changed all that.

Here she had to send a text to let

her friends know which awards she received.

Ashley received 2 awards for projects that

she did this past year and a FFA lapel pin.

Here's our dear friend with Ashley..

Republican Senator John Douglas

I just love this Man.

Next week..

Volleyball Banquet

&

Honors Day

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Have A Blessed Day,

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Garden Party .. Outdoor Wednesday

Double Post Wednesday

Outdoor Wednesday

&

A Garden Party

Outdoor Wednesday

Hosted By:

Susan @ A Southern Daydreamer

Since my Garden Party is outdoors

I'm linking up to Outdoor Wednesday

as well.

Click the Outdoor Wednesday logo

below to hop over to Susan's and

see what all everyone has

posted today.

Garden Party

Hosted By:

Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality

Rhoda is throwing a Garden Party

today.. Where we get to show off

all of our outdoor pretties.

Click the picture below to join

in on the fun.

Welcome to Lazy Hollow Lane..

Here in Georgia it was a wonderful

82 degrees today.

As I sat out on my

front porch I was able to enjoy

the peaceful sounds of

birds chirping and watch as all of

God's glorious critters

played throughout my yard.

I even got a couple of pictures of

them just for you all today.

So pull up a chair..

kick up yo feet

and share with me

a nice cold glass

of

Cran-Grape Juice..

It's delicious!

Before I show you all

the beauty of my lil haven,

I thought I'd share with you

a few before shots.

Jeff hard at work

spreading pine straw.

I have a plant stand that holds

nine pots..

Last year when we had

a big hail and wind storm

all of my pots got broken.

To save money..

I decided to paint some of my old pots

along with the cheap plastic pots

that some of my new plants came in.

You'll see them later.

We fenced in our backyard

with chainlink..

and decided to use wooden pickets

for the front..

I hate the look of chainlink..

This is a much nicer view.

Took down some old bird feeders..

and repaired them.




Chose a spot for Ashley to use for a
FFA School Project.
This area was all covered with undergrowth
so we would have a little privacy.
When we added the chainlink we
cleared all of the undergrowth out
and prepared to plant.
Here is the before.





After:
Ashley's Lil Garden Project





My white and red roses are blooming.

I was told this is called

Mandevilla.. The lady

at Lowe's didn't know for sure

and I really didn't care I just loved

it and knew it'd be perfect to hide

the view of my A/C unit.

This is the after picture of the

birdfeeder.

I cleaned it all up..

removed all of the rust and

gave it a fresh new paint job.
It looks brand new again.

Filled and hung my hummingbird feeder..

So far I've only had 2 show up..

They usually come late in the

evening.

A lil treat I got today..

We have a nesting

black capped chickadee couple.

They built in one of our

bluebird boxes.

Mom peeking her head out.

Another visitor today...

A wild bunny munching

on some clover in our

front yard.

Better view of him.

He was a big'un.

Another front porch view.

All of our Hostas are

coming up nicely.

These continue around my

wrap-around front porch.

We started with 2 hosta plants about

5 years ago.. and each year

we split them up and add them

throughout the yard.

A lil fake foilage mixed with

some real coleus on the front porch.

The nine pot plant stand..

with the newly painted recycled pots.

Jumbo Marigolds..

Aren't they beautiful.

I love this shade of Coleus.

The painted pots turned out great huh.

My Favorite Flower...

Gerber Daisy!

These I bought for

Stellan .. since Orange is his color.

More coleus planted in coconut husk pot

doubling as a tiki torch holder.

My other favorite..

Pink Hybrid Geraniums.

Thank you for dropping by..

I certainly hope you enjoyed the view.

Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

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