A Special Visitor

I love to sit on my back porch and look at my wonderfully overgrown flower beds with no special order to anything, just lots of colour. I have several birdbaths set amid the flowers, one quite close to the porch. I sit and watch the various visitors.  Mainly I see Sparrows, Chickadees and Robins coming for a drink or maybe having a bath. Today I happened to be watching when this gorgeous Western Tanager came by. He didn't stay more than 10 seconds and I'm so glad I was watching at that exact time. Now maybe he has come before and I just haven't seen him. I'll be on the look-out from now on. ( This is an image I downloaded from the internet. No way could I have gotten to my camera in time to capture his beauty). 

Great Finds

A cloudy day, with rain threatening. Two garage sales that were nearby and sounded promising. One was, the other was not. But at the one that was I got a few treasures such as this black leather purse with brown trim. I like it a lot, promptly threw one of my old purses in the give-away box when I came home.

I like the fact that it has three big zippered compartments and a few more smaller ones.

                As if I needed yet another table runner!!  Oh well, for a dollar I had to get it.I like the       tapestry look

  This summery top weighs about one ounce. It is so light and with all those tiny frills it makes me smile. Although I must admit it is a tad big on me.

This T-shirt belonged to the same woman as the frilly one and it also is a bit big on me but ever so comfy. I love the design which is both on the front and back.

Last of all three pretty  and practical hooks. One can always use more hooks, right?

Hope your weekend is shaping up to be a good one.   Granny Marigold

Flowers

It is that time of the year when Lily-of-the-Valley bloom, one of the most fragrant of all flowers. This tiny bouquet  fills my room with its delightful scent.  I have only a small area now where these flowers grow but they can spread quickly and I intend to let them spread quite a bit. Next year I'll have a lot more to bring in to the house.

Here they are beside one of the pretty Mother's Day cards I received Sunday.

Another lovely card.  Also a bouquet of Gerbera daisies from a granddaughter.
 

Have a wonderful week. If the sun is shining around your house, be sure to get outside as much as you can to enjoy it.
                                     Granny Marigold

A Lovely Day

It was a lovely sunny day and we drove to the bird sanctuary to walk around and see what interesting birds we could see.

We saw many kinds of dusks and geese but these Sandhill Cranes were definitely the most interesting birds we saw. They can be quite aggressive but luckily these two were not.

This pretty Tree Swallow sat on its house and was not about to leave just because I was taking his picture.

 The sanctuary is very large and has many marshes and wet areas.

 After we left the bird sanctuary we drove over this bridge and saw all the houses built right on the water.

 A good day, but tiring too. Time now to relax and get ready for the coming week.


         GRANNY MARIGOLD

Happy Mother's Day

Morning Walk

What a lovely walk I had on this mostly sunny May morning. Can you tell my theme for today is trees?

                Magnolia

Every year this old apple tree blooms and later produces apples that no one uses. 

                               Monkey puzzle tree

            Even the bare trunks of these pines have a stark beauty.
 

That was my walk . Did you manage to get out in the fresh air today?

Thrifty Tuesday

I don't have much in the way of thrifty treasures to show this week. Garage sale season seems to be very slow in starting up this year and I haven't been visiting thrift stores either. I have been fighting yet another cold and feeling unmotivated to do much. BUT, I did buy this poster from a couple who had spent some time in Germany and had bought this poster of various doorways in Germany. Now they were downsizing . I paid more for it than I had wanted but they were so persuasive and I did like their poster so...   The frame was white but DH painted it matte black and I added the black background ) just posterboard from the dollar store). Sorry about the glare from the flash.

 

This red leather bag is so big and has so many pockets that it will be perfect for travelling.  It was a steal for two dollars! And I do love the colour .

 

Wishing you ( and myself) a healthy and happy week!