Oh my your garden is so beautiful, and the outhouse so cool. The free webshots is 1000 photos + 100 more each month of membership I don't think webshots has a folder limit.

How beautifull, I love all your garden, I love that covered Bridge! I have always had a fasination with them. My DD took me to Iowa 2 years ago to see all the Madison co, Bridges, I was just in heaven!

Hi Arlene,

Your gardens are beautiful.
I do have to ask..are all your flowers blooming now?
I have a lot of the flowers you have and mine have not started blooming yet. I guess I'm just impatient.
Also, you are further south. Thank you for sharing your lovely pictures.
Diana

Thanks, all - it is a labor of love!! No, not all the flowers are blooming now - a lot of these pictures are from last season. I am impatient also, anxiously waiting for blooms. So glad spring has finally SPRUNG! Took so long to get here!
Arlene

Arlene,
I so enjoyed all your pictures..Keep them coming..
Greetings
Susanne(SUE)

Truly gorgeous. Thank you for sharing. Not only is your yard and garden amazing but your photographs are just lovely.

Kate

Wow!! Absolutely beautiful! Love it all.
Janet

Your garden is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Renata

Wow your photos are awsome and your flowers are just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed a beautiful trip to the country!

Thank you for the tour. What wonderful photos. You made my day.

Wow so pretty! And your cat looks like my own! Looks like yours is just as lazy! Thank you for so much for sharing your insects as they are part of the Garden scheme, and so intricate!

What a perfect place -- I love your garden style

Squirrellypete

Thanks for everyone's kind comments. I am trying to figure out this photo uploading thing, so I get excited when it actually works. Any feedback on the other photo sites? Do you pay? Is it worth it?

Arlene

Geez, what a beautiful garden! It's a real inspiration to me, and I especially love the picture from your sidewalk, with that long, winding road in the background. Gorgeous!!

Arlene, your flowers & butterflies are fabulous!
What kind of camera do you have?
I do pay for webshots, you get limitless storage & the
uploads are faster when you pay. It's $29 a year.
I think it's a good deal.
Are there different varieties of Autumn Joy? Mine are not
that beautiful color.
Thanks for sharing, I want to run home now & work in my garden!! Jill

Arlene,
I so much enjoy looking at your yard. My DH would love seeing those turkeys. Can't wait to see this years pics.
Cheri

I love your garden. All the planted "treasures" are so wonderful. I think that really adds character to the garden(-: Thanks for sharing the pictures(-:

easystitches - I use a Kodak Easyshare DX6490. We got it in 2004 - there are much newer models on the market now. I really like it! I'm a little obsessed with it. :o) When you say Autumn Joy, I assume you mean the sedum? This variety is named "Neon".

I am leaning towards paying the membership fee. I have lots more pictures I could upload but right now I've reached my limit for this month!
Arlene

Arlene, what beautiful pictures of your garden. Thanks for sharing them with us. You have a wonderful view no matter where you look. Luvs

Not only are your gardens beautiful, but you are an excellent photographer! I hope to someday have and be the same!

How beautiful! I am in awe of your homestead and your talents! You have taken ordinary objects, beautiful flowers, and created a masterpiece! I can't wait to show my wife your pictures! Can we come visit?!!!!!!!!!!! Just incredible! Thank you for posting your pictures! What a treat! Kirk

Beautiful, Arlene-thanks!
Foxygrandma, If you like covered bridges, there are 32 in Parke County, Indiana. The most in any county in the U.S. Our cabin is less than a block from the Mansfield Covered Bridge. Better still, google 'mansfield coved bridge'
and see lots of photos.

Did you ever find out the name of the plant in the coal bucket? I'd love to get some if I know the name!

Jackie

Thank you everyone, glad you are enjoying the pictures. Most people get bored with them (if they don't share your passion).

Kirk - sure, come visit anytime! (It might be a bit of a drive!)

Jackie - I just did an internet search for "fan flower" because it kind of looks like a fan, got lucky and found it is called scaevola. I'm posting a link for you.

Arlene

Here is a link that might be useful: Fan Flower

Arlene: I'm so jealous of your gardens. Every one of them is beautiful. Takes your breath away just looking at them. You definitely have wonderful tastes, lots of landscaping talent and a big green thumb!!! Simply beautiful!
You also have great photography talent.
Although, there is one pic in particular which scares the heebeegees outta me and that's the very first pic of that BIG UGLY wheel bug. UGH!!! OMG!!! I had to google it and read some very interesting info on it. I've never seen one around (hope I never do either....I'd never go out in the garden again!!) Thanks for posting that pic too, though, as I found it interesting, although that bug is one UGLY SCAREY BUG!
Bree

Wow,love all your beautiful photos. You have some lovely plantings,and I love how you set your things up. I'd love to have some of your antiques and collectibles,lol.

Boy O boy! You said I'm the Queen of Bling. That must make you the Queen of the Camera! (And flowers, and cool Junk too!) You have a good eye and make well balanced compositions.(Sounds like an art major don't it? (= )

I use Web Shots and they give lots of space for free. Check it out.

Now that you've got this downloading thing down, you need to keep on posting. We need the inspiration that your photos bring!

~~Mimi

Bree

Luckily it was my husband who found that wheel bug and photographed it. I wasn't home that day, so I never saw it. Thank goodness I haven't seen it since. He said it was pretty big - like 1-1/2 to 2" long! It looks rather prehistoric, doesn't it?

Arlene

OMG,i'm in awe of your gardens and photography.Everything is absolutely beautiful.TFS
Kathi