I have a Crab Apple growing too. That, I got, the Mother's Day after this one. That just produced fruit last year. That one is very slow growing & leggy looking. Here are a few more photos that I just took. The Boy Friend is the type of guy that just throws things in the ground & "lets nature take its coarse". When we first noticed these, he was pleased & wanted to spread them around the property. Then, seeing how hard they were to get too. He thought of fusing. That is the first picture. It was weed wacked a few times. The shoots are growing from underneath & on those big main roots.

Its funny cause the trigona gets full Sun and the leaves are the only red on it that's why I'm kinda iffy as to what kind it is...but then again most of my plant's are mutants Any how..Lol Tried e-mail ing you stush, don't kno if YOU got it I'm not that tech savvy LOL If u tell me what plant YOU like I'll let you kno if i have another or a clipping or a pup or something to give you. Beautiful sunny day TODAY, makes me wanna take a ride to the plant store and see what misfits I'll come home with! -Lets just hope they ALL fit in my scooter!

celticmoon, thanks for your thoughts. I could still move the sink, which I am not opposed to doing if it serves a function (extra counter space is a good function). There are 42" there now; do you think more will be useful? I was not thinking of getting a pot filler, but if that sink is further away, I might want to have one there. Aesthetically, I can live with having the sink not centered under the windows, though I know some don't like it (or worse). The windows have been ordered and framed and the outlet for the range was placed yesterday. I forget whether we decided range placement or windows first -- I knew I wanted lots of windows, but may also have been about opening the oven into open space. I could move it inches to the left, but not much. I see what you mean, looking at the layout, the island prep space doesn't seem so convenient to the range, though it has seemed to be whenever I have walked through it, so I have not thought of the space between sink and range as main prep. What about moving the island a little closer to the fridge (drawn at 46" from the fridge door) and/or moving the prep sink to the right? That would cut my landing space and the width of my drawer bank there, so I'll have to look at what I'm storing there to see if some of it can go elsewhere. The windows will arrive either this Friday or next and once they are in place the final measurements will be taken for the counters. We will approve the drawings before proceeding, and the cab guy will waive additional fees for revisions pre-production. I will put those out here when we get them.

HITexas....I always say I would try to save that portrait if the house was on fire!! I had the same man photograph him before he lost his top baby teeth & those photos are gorgeous but I have run out of room in my house (and pocketbook!) for another big portrait. Thanks, everyone! Still waiting on burlap cloth for table so I will update when I get that. Newhomebuilder - thanks for providing the link to the previous thread, I had overlooked that request. Are you thinking about using Mystic Gold? Where? I really liked the color ~ a nice bronzey color. Val~ the other lamps went up to the guest room. Not totally ideal but.....it is what it is. If I didn't live out in the country...I would have a garage sale - heck, even sell my house if market were better. I am really wanting to scale back & simplify lately. Sis2two...I'll look and see if I have any kitchen pictures. I still have a few issues in there with lighting. And thanks. Thanks Newdawn...I do like curvy french things~ I 'm not french but am curvy! Ha! Gobruno, I do have a thread about my kitchen and there are more pics there. If you hang around you'll see other pics~ I get a wild hair every now and then and like to shake it up! This forum has helped me so much! Thank you all, again! I really appreciate your thoughts. Smiles:)