Water Feature, Walking Stick vs Witch Broom, Plants, Evie and Brodie,

 For days now I have tried to work

outside and finish some started projects

and with hopes of starting more.

BUT...

The heat moved into Nashville, then 

the rain.

A weeks worth of rain. Three days 

ago I poured out the gauge at  inches

and since then we have had even more.

I will check the gauge again in 

the morning.

Friday, I told you that I worked

in the rain in the yard, that way

the heat is not so over powering.

Would you believe, wearing a tank top,

I actually got sunburned shoulders.

Not bad, but the pink is there.

Off and on rain again Sunday, only

I just did not have the energy 

to get out and do anything.

I lied, I moved the wagon out

from under the deck and placed

the monkey grass in front

of it.

WOW....such hard work.

Here is my plan, I am going

to get a liner for the wagon, then 

a solar pump to make a water

feature.  I will place plants 

around it to make it look prettier.

Going to line the wagon with river rock

also. 

What you do no see is that I have

two of these that come out of 

the ground, right under that 

wagon. They feed off my gutters keeping

water away from the house. 

UPDATE on wagon water

feature, talking to my SIL
Lori, and she actually has an 

antique iron pump that she

is giving me for the water

feature. She has two, both

were her dads. She told me

that she did not mind sharing

with me since they were her

dad's and he loved me as

much as her.

He dad was the greatest.

They just sort of stick out there, 

and I wanted something else so you

don't see them.

I hope to dig a shallow ditch

from the wagon down to the 

ditch at the trees.

Planning on lining that ditch

with a liner and then adding

large rocks to make a dry river bed.

Course it will not be dry when it rains but

it will help to move the

water down and out of the yard. 

Still need to put the 

hammock frame out on the 

other side of the wagon and 

what will become the dry creek.

Managed one other thing Sunday,

that was to move some 

limbs from the top of the 

tree that came down in Jan. I have

it all cut up but not burned yet.

Since I made a firepit Friday 

from free brick my grandson 

Caleb picked up for me, I filled

the pit. Problem, wood to wet to 

burn but at least its plied in there.

After adding the sticks and limbs

to the pit I sat back in a chair,

and looked over to see this 

image.

Thinking this would make a great 

walking stick or witch broom, but 

it looks like the stick part has damage 

from bugs or what nots.

But, that head of the animal

I will have to keep.

I know I have shared already, but

after today's rain, this jumped 

up even more.

Saturday evening. I ventured over

to Amber's for dinner, 

chicken quesadillas and to visit

with three of the six great grands.

I failed to get a pic of 

Beckham cause I am here to tell

you, that boy don't stop.

But here is sweet Evie.

And Brodie Boy.

This little one laughed and laughed.

At one point when I had him 

in my lap standing (4 months old) he

laughed with a big ole open mouth and 

threw his head back laughing.

This little one sleeps 

very little and he startles so 

easy.

I love my greats.