Day 294, light my fire

My friend had a mini-bonfire in her backyard tonight. It was chilly, but nice by the fire. Wine, pizza, smores, scary stories and friends is a great way to start the weekend!

Day 267 is adorable

Once again, my mom has done something adorable. She loves autumn as much as I do, and has begun setting up cute displays like this one in the backyard. Stay tuned for some exciting Halloween pictures in the coming weeks!

Day 212 is tickled pink

These two cool flamingos hang out in our backyard. My mom and I bought them at a yard sale, after deciding they were more cute than tacky. However, they are not cute enough to go in the front yard. Plus they match these pink impatiens. We should probably name them. Any suggestions?

Day 186 needs a hand

My parents are getting a new shed for the backyard, which means cleaning out the old one. Amongst the collection of useless outdoor items were a hula hoop (which I kept and intend to use), more shovels and rakes than any human could need, and these gloves. My dad has them set up on an upside-down stool, for the purpose of drying them after digging in the wet ground. He's a crazy guy. If I saw these as a child I probably would've been terrified of our shed. Floating hands are the stuff nightmares are made of!

Day 116 in bloom

Isn't this tree in our backyard glorious? I have fond childhood memories of playing wiffleball (terribly) and using the tree as home base. Ah, nostalgia! I wanted to hurry up and take a picture of it in bloom before the first windy day blows all the petals away. There are already a few patchy spots here and there. With strong storms coming later this week by the weekend it will just be green and ordinary again.

Day 27 stays indoors

Remember that snow I talked about yesterday? Well here it is! This is my backyard as seen from our sunroom, because (let's be honest folks) there's no way I'm going outside today.