Oh, what a beautiful morning.
Oh, what a beautiful day.
I’ve got a beautiful feeling,
Everything’s going my way!
If that took you to Oklahoma, thanks for playing and being old enough to catch the reference!
I’m taking the opportunity this morning to sit on my back porch in my “screen room.”
The heat this morning was NOT oppressive when I let the dogs out and seized the opportunity and the day!!
It is really gorgeous out here.
There is just enough wind to make the chimes play and my swinging gnome is, well, he’s swinging!!
To those of you whose mind went in a different direction, I applaud you, but get your mind out of the gutter!!
I haven’t been able to sit out here for a while because it has not been pleasant with the heat we’ve been experiencing.
Today I am in heaven!!
Looking out into our backyard, I think of how fortunate we are and how much joy this backyard has given us in the 20+ years we have lived here.
The tree house that was built in the back corner tree to allow Bailey and Philip to hang out.
The area where the sandbox was.
The spot that once was home to our pool that gave us many many days of joy. Floating, splashing, dogs swimming or floating. Now, this spot is home to the sunflowers that I plant each year. They are coming up nicely!
The clothesline that occasionally will get sheets hung on it just so I can experience that smell.
The ceramic sun that hangs on our wooden fence watching over the yard every season, every year.
The two giant trees that provide a LOT of shade to us.
The chicken house we built when we had chickens sits in one corner. That summer we had chickens, there wasn’t a bug in our yard!!
The concrete porch which is just the right height for us to rest our weary bones after a hard days work in the yard. It was on this porch where I would hold Bailey wrapped in a blanket on a cold winter’s night when he had a particularly bad cough. It eased the cough somehow.
The memories of when Bailey was a toddler, dragging him around on the lid of a garbage can in the snow. That was AWESOME!
The tree that held the rope that Bailey would climb constantly.
The swing set that Bailey’s grandpa and Larry built for him which later became useful to hold up one end of our hammock.
The lights we would put on the small pine trees at the back of the yard so I could see them from the kitchen window.
The parties that we have had in our backyard have given our family so much joy and happiness.
Bailey’s birthday parties, family, and friends would come from all over.
The party we threw to celebrate Larry’s 40th birthday and another graduation from ISU with a teaching degree!
Numerous “fire nights” and fall parties, just because I love them so much. The smell and the warmth of the fire. There aren’t many things better than sitting around a fire with people you care about talking, eating, drinking. Just being in that moment is truly wonderful.
I can’t close this thought without mentioning my swing. It is bright yellow and it makes me smile just to look at it. This is where I go after I mow. I swing and think about just having made the lawn look nice and the sweat I created and the music I listened to while doing it. She’s a beauty, my swing!
A butterfly just flew by…awesome.
If you have a backyard and you have the inclination, go out and experience it. You may be surprised at what’s in your own backyard!
Have an exceptional day!!
Positive and Peaceful Thoughts 