Purplemoon - I am in AWE of your totems! The pitcher frog is so cute!!! I love the colors and how you put them together. And, the amber totems are so "classy" ... wow, I am amazed at how you glass/mosaic people come up with these wonderful finished pieces!! Haven't ventured into totems yet (nor bb's)...but I keep tucking away pieces of glass now in my garden shed. And I'm ready to do a "rope-wrapped" bowling ball for my nautical part of pool garden...just plain and simple ol' haymow rope. Glad you had a "blonde" day ... or not a "blonde" day, whatever??? Thanks for sharing! Jeanne S.

Thank you all. Glad you enjoyed them. Kathy, I might be going to Vintage, don't really know. We're supposed to be on strike for two or three weeks and I might take the time to go somewhere else. I really don't want to say "yes" and then not show up. MichaelAT

Beautiful photos, and you've got to be kidding me that you got a hot air balloon in your photo!! Outstanding!! What is the shrub/tree just below the balloon on the right at the corner of the house? You seem to really like shrubs in the gardens. Do you have any deutzia? I find this to be a pretty underused shrub (although I think 'Chardonnay Pearls' is getting them more known) and they are so beautiful. Strawberries on the deck railing is a great idea! I do all my lettuce that way but never thought about strawberries. One other way to hopefully keep the critters out of them. They look yummy!!

sorie, the plate on the top of the totem birdbath/feeder is very heavy, the candy dish that I had the water in was not glued down and so nothing broke..my critters were a family of racoons and they are living in the top of my neighbors house.. I would tell them but they are real jerks so I would not shoot or do anything to harm the racoons as I think it is funny that they are living in their house.. they are mean and nasty people so they deserve their vistors..LOL any hoo the gazing ball holder is working out fine and I really like it as such.. looks very pretty in the sun sparkles.. and shines I plan on making some more as I have several bowling ball/gazing balls.. and would like to have them around my yard.. and by the way, I am not a mean neighbor I would do anything for my neighbors, except them.. after being friends with them for over 17 years, they became very nasty when we ask their son to stop riding his Quad up and down the dirt road next to our back yard when we were grilling out.. they became very hateful .. I guess they are just unhappy people and what a shame .. Life is to darn short to be that mean and nasty.. but at least now I do not have to have dust and dirt blowing in my face all the time and the sound of all the engines of the Quad.. now it is nice and peaceful, except when they go on a ramp page. Have a great day everyone Huggy