Some years we have a garden tour as part of our arts festival, and 2009 was one of those years. So I tidied up my garden, filled up the fountain, and let the sun do its thing. Here are a couple of photos I’m planning to look at over the winter to remind me of warmer times….
I had this big cricket hanging out in my garden for a few days, but I haven’t seen him for a while. I call him King Cricket because he’s so big. He has these really soulful eyes, and I just love to look at him. He has stripey legs, but I think he may be missing one leg. Anyway, here are some photos of him in my little back courtyard. I wish I had more zooming power, oh well!
We have a fantastic arts and crafts festival on our street every year — it’s always the weekend after Labor Day. There is a magical moment on the street when all the cars are gone, and the street is swept clean, and no one is around…. and then the exhibitors start setting up. But here are some photos of that magic moment of silence…
And here’s the festival web site (maintained by yours truly): MattoonFestival.org
After getting a variety of quotes and hemming and hawing, I finally got five new storm windows. They’re GORGEOUS, and I’m hoping they’ll make a big difference when it comes to the heat this winter. The old (I’m guessing 40-ish years old) storms were (and are) falling apart. They had huge gaps between the panes and the window frames, but they still held in a bit of heat. I could only afford these five (my windows are bigger than big doors — some are 88″ tall) right now, but am saving up for the remaining 13. Of course, my (full) oil tank recently started leaking, so I’ve got that as a more pressing project. Oh, the joys of owning an old house!
But….. the windows look great, and really spruce up the front of the house.
Just found these photos of the back courtyard in late Spring — what a difference from today’s chilly December weather. Brrr.
