Thanks, GJers! Fun to make & fun to share pics & hear your comments! crete...yes, that post is an old big telephone post & has been on our acreage here 40 yrs! Holds that big condo real well! The frame in front is barnwood & the easel was made by a 'Willow' artist at Farmer's Mrkt...I love it! marylee...hope you find a good pattern in your book & give it a try! ;-) I added a 'chunky' wood Cardinal to the porch table in front of the birdhse...it's cute...was a Hobby Lobby %off find in the Fall. Thanks, again, for commenting! Jeanne S.

This has a different flower than the one I posted before. This one is from Troy, OK. The other ones location is unknown. The first one can be seen at the link below. Image link: Here is a link that might be useful: Echinocereus reichenbachii v. albispinus 1

What a pretty cat Caramel is. A soft tawny color with white. I've not seen many with that delicate coloring. Of course Little Boy is precious as are all strippers (mine included)...Oh Yeh, the daylily. It's pretty too. I love the color combo.......Maryl

Pretty awesome!!! I once picked up 4 orchids from Kroger for $5 each that had finished blooming and had gotten some black spots through their leaves. I nursed them back to health, using hydrogen peroxide, a sterile blade, and cinnamon. They started to flourish, one even made a baby offshoot, but then they all suddenly died. Nothing had changed, it was starting to be spring again, so if anything they should have gotten healthier - more humidity and light. But I'm not an orchid expert, I had never had them before, I decided to try it out since they were so cheap. It was an experience. I was proud of myself for bringing them back to life, but very hurt when they died. I'd even bought them orchid potting mix and fertilizer . . .