Squirrel!!! (333/365)

TIME: 12:23 pm

PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Squirrel

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My sister-in-law gave me the corn from her decorative corn stalks for the squirrels.

They found it right away and made a gigantic mess on my porch.

Now What (304/366)

TIME: 5:38 pm
PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Ladder & hole

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All the rain we had this week revealed a leak over the porch.

On my freshly painted deck.

Just great.

The HH took a look today to see where it is compromised - hopefully a not too difficult fix.

Front Porch Revisited (299/366)

 

TIME: 4:53 pm

PLACE: Front Porch
SUBJECT: Fresh paint

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The husband power-sprayed the front porch on Friday, we picked out paint on Saturday and painted the deck and a bit of the rail. 

It turned into a 2-day affair because after we painted it, and to be fair, as we were painting it, I hated - hated! - the color we chose.  It was Behr MQ2-18 Honey Tea; It didn't look like the color chip.  It was just too bright and looked like we were trying too hard to make the floor "pop".

I did not want it to "pop", I wanted it to blend.  Soooo, I went and purchased a different color today - Behr Kaffee (MQ2-49) and painted again.  It looks light in this photo, but it is actually a bit darker.  

We couldn't remember the last time we painted the porch...Project365 to the rescue!

One of the benefits of having this blog since 2009 is that it archives projects we have done around the house.

The answer? Monday, July 6, 2009

 

I tried to take today's photo as close to the same angle and perspective as this one.

2009 had more sun, more shadows.

Funny how the deck color looks the same in both photos.

Vine Flowers (262/366)

TIME: 6:57 pm
PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Hyacinth Bean Vine flower

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I bought this vine several years ago - well, not this vine, but it's great-great-great-great grandmother.

I save a couple of seed pods in the fall.  In the following spring, I plant the seeds in a large pot that sits in my front flower bed.  It a has a homemade "tepee" type trellis for the vine to creep up.

One year, I forgot to save  the pods, and had to use seed from some older pods - it still grew.

The perfect plant for bad gardeners like me.

 

Owl (233/366)

 

TIME: 8:22 pm
PLACE: Front Porch
SUBJECT: Owl lantern

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I lit citronella candles, sat on the porch and drank a screwdriver (with peach vodka!) this evening.

The candle behind this owl flared as I took the photo and made an orange glow - no filter applied!

Eviction Moratorium Not Applicable (226/366)

TIME: 6:48 pm
PLACE: Front Porch
SUBJECT: Unwelcome tenant

 
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The CARES Act included a 120-day federal eviction moratorium - this was for renters in federal housing programs or who lived in a property that had a federally backed mortgage on it.  The ban expired on July 34th - landlords can now issue a 30 days' notice to tenants telling them to vacate the property.

Even if the ban was still in place, it doesn't apply to the birdhouse on our front porch; it is not in a federal housing program nor is it saddled with a federal mortgage.

We are going to serve this guy and his roommates with an extermination notice very shortly.

Fern On A Chair (213/366)

TIME: 6:36 pm

PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Boston Fern

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Trying again this year with the Boston Ferns from Home Depot.

I have had 2 on my porch since about April.

They are not dead yet.

I have hope.

Porch Lights (167/366)

TIME: 10:33 pm
PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Solar lights

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I've had these solar lights for quite some time.
 

I finally hung them on the porch railings and on the lower trunk of the sand cherry.

Since it appears we will be spending most of our time at home this summer, I figured I might as well do some decorating.

Waiting For Me (167/365)

TIME: 8:43 PM
PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Oreo, Mulder and Jack

I was outside trying to take a few pictures.

They were all waiting for me to come back in the house.

Flag Day (165/365)

TIME: 8:23 PM
PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Blowing flag

It’s Flag Day.

Rain (149/365)

TIME: 7:58 PM
PLACE: Front porch looking west
SUBJECT: Sky & power lines

We received a pretty hard down pour just now.

It’s still light out and the sky looks pretty cool.

Feather (136/365)

TIME: 8:05 PM
PLACE: Front Porch
SUBJECT: Feather on windchime

Stella gave me this windchime for Mother’s Day.

A spider has spun a web on part of it and caught a feather.

Bourbon Sunset (116/365)

TIME: 8:15 PM
PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Stumpy’s Old Monroe Bourbon Whiskey #14

The Husband and I sat on the front porch this evening.

He was sipping some bourbon.

Unsuccessful (087/365)

TIME: 6:55 PM
PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Broken egg

Mama dove is no longer here – one egg disappeared from the nest last week (probably squirrels), and we found the shell of the other laying by the nest today.

Poor mama.

Hi There Momma (072/365)

TIME: 6:26 PM
PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Mourning dove

Here is Momma Dove, sitting on her eggs.

She has gotten to the point where she will not fly away when we go in and out of the front door.

She even let’s place some birdseed on the shelf for her.

But we still can’t get too close; her comfort zone is about a 2-3 foot distance.

Dog Day (238/365)

TIME: 7:04 PM
PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Oreo

You are lazy, overweight, steal food from the garbage can, are getting by the day and shed way too much.
But you are a good dog.
Happy Dog Day!

Memories (146/365)

“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.”
Eudora Alice Welty (American, Author, 1909-2001)

TIME: 7:19 PM
PLACE:  Front porch
SUBJECT: Stella

Stella sat on the front porch this evening and paged through my Project 365 book for 2009 and 2012.
She is the same age now as Claudia was when I started this photo-a-day.
Now Claudia will be a senior in high school this fall.
Time files.

Rope (122/365)

Weave me a rope that will pull me through these impossible times.
Tim Finn

TIME:  7:03 PM
PLACE: Front Porch
SUBJECT:  Rope

HH and MonkeyBoy removed the rotten treads from the front porch this afternoon.
The husband then stretched a rope across the top and bottom of the stairs to discourage anyone from taking any big, and more than likely, injurious steps off of the porch.

Small Visitor (182/365)

TIME:  3:28 PM
PLACE:  Front porch
SUBJECT:  Robin

This young robin landed on our porch.  It then pooped several times, hopped down the steps to the sidewalk and fluttered away.

Coleus (157/365)

TIME:  8:07 PM
PLACE:  Front porch
SUBJECT:  Coleus “Redhead” and Unknown variety

These guys are waiting to be re-potted in my big blue planter.  I had more important things to do tonight…like go to happy hour with my co-workers and drink a margarita on the rocks.