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Random Garden Images

As the summer begins to wind down in my part of Idaho I thought I would share some pictures of what I see in my garden now.

My porch rail pots did well this summer. I normally have hanging baskets above these in each of the five spots across my front porch but this summer I thought it would look too busy. I like it like this. Less clutter in the flower world.

I have pots like this planted and sitting on each corner of my patio. I wont plant that light green coleus again as apparently it is a shadier plant than I forced it to be. It did all right but had burn spots on it all season. Think maybe I should have read the tag in the basket stuffers I bought. Live and learn.

I also thought I would be able to keep my chickens out of the main yard and interest them in keeping to the orchard area only. Boy was I wrong. They like the shade and interest of the yard around the house better. They just go right under my gate. Silly birds. So far they dont seem to be too destructive.

This is one of our giant sunflowers we thought we would grow for wild bird food. They are 6.5-7 foot tall now and dont seem to be done growing yet. We have at least two varieties and all seem to be doing well. I actually have not seen one bird on them yet, they must still be developing their seeds.

This is our newest resident. He (or she?) has taken up between two rows of tomatoes and is making it very difficult to pick them without disturbing her. She caught herself a huge grasshopper today and I am still itching having spent so much time trying to get a good photo of her. Pretty industrious little (big) spider.

Things are still pretty busy with harvest time upon us. Finally the corn is all done and the beans are starting to be over too. Yeah! I am tired of putting up beans, the drying kinds are actually fun though. I will have to find more variety next year.

Random Garden Images

Random Shopping finds J Crew and Thrift Shoppes!

I saw this in the J Crew Outlet in Michigan City, Indiana and instantly fell in love! I love the citron cardi (to me it will always be tennis ball yellow) and the navy shorts and crisp white shirt. But what I am loving most of all is the polka-dot bow tie! It is absolutely adorable! I have been picking up bow ties at second hand stores lately because I so want to copy this trend. I love this look so much. Casual and yet so polished!

I also gushed over this lobster cotton sweater. It just screams summer and reminds me of my time in Kennebunkport, Maine. One of my most favorite places in the whole world. This is on my J. Crew bucket list for sure! Adorbs.

Since getting my iPhone, I love that fact that I have a camera with me at all times and I must admit the photo quality is pretty sweet. I find myself taking pictures and videos of totally random stuff. This post is simply a collection of some of these pictures! :-)

I stopped in a Thrift Shoppe (I like to spell it that way to class it up a bit :-) and found this vintage table! I love this - the metal detailing, the decorative trim all make it adorable. I dont know what I am going to do with it but I could not pass it up for $10! White with silver metal accents? Deep cherry with silver? Mahogany with gold? Seriously confused. :-)

Then I walk five more feet and come across with this low side table. It is SO cute and again it was only $10! I think I am going to paint this and use it for flip-flop storage in my new navy and pink closet. But the more I look at it, I think it would be a wonderful bedside night stand. Storage for books and such. And it also has a larger drawer for storage at the bottom. I will have to think about this one.

I also found this vintage magazine holder. This is definitely going to get painted and stenciled but there are so many possibilities that my head is spinning. I am going to take my time until I come up with the perfect idea.

Then I found this adorable metal sign at Hobby Lobby! I love the saying and think I may have to use this quote somewhere in my house! SO cute.

So those are just some random shopping finds I wanted to share. I have lots of work to do with my thrifty finds. Hopefully, I will be posting "AFTERs" very soon. Have a great week - enjoy the promise of Springtime!

Random Shopping finds J Crew and Thrift Shoppes!