This is the area right outside my patio door. I can see it from the living room and is an area that I change around quite often. Right now we're having a purple-flower-bunny-roller coaster theme.
I am totally in love with my purple dahlia. This was a Mother's Day present to myself (I'm quite the gift giver when I'm the recipient).
My solar jar light that my sister from Oregon sent me last year. She's also a good gift giver.
Here's where the roller coaster theme comes in. It is an image that I found on Google, printed onto card stock and slipped into my canning jar. It reminds me of the Dick and Jane books. See Jane scream. Scream, Jane, scream!
A wicker basket of violas. Or are these just mini pansies?
They didn't have a stick in them, but I have always called them violas.
I love the barn in the reflection of the glass in this photo. It's a pretty barn from afar, up close, not so much.
OK, run off to some blogs that have something exciting to talk about today. I'm a little light on words. Skedaddle!
patio door locks
Gorgeous flowers. Love your little jar with the cute scene inside.
Susie Q
Love the purples!!
That solar light is adorable and love how you accessorized it!!
Love,
Sue
Sweet Posy Dreams
That is one gorgeous dahlia!
awal.ny
I love the colors. I have never tried Dahlias, but they are my sister's favorite. She found a great source for some huge ones this year, only to have someone pull them out of her garden. Can you imagine. I guess that is a pitfall of living in the city, never know all your neighbors.
Fishtail Cottage
I've been planting a new garden with a lot of purples -thank you for reminding me to add some of this Dahlia...so pretty! Thanks for linking up this week at the Garden Party... xoxo, tracie
andrea@townandprairie
Hilarious image of Jane! She needs to put on the brakes!
Sandy
Love the color of the dahlia! Your vignette looks very good together. It's fun to move things around. You captured the color of the dahlia's perfectly with your camera and the barn reflection looks really cool. I remember the Dick and Jane books. Love the idea of putting that image in the jar. It gives it a vintage feel! I'm off to some garage sales today. Have a great weekend!
Tete
I love purple flowers! They are my favorite by far. I am glad you posted photos of the front of you house in the post below. Trying to decide what color to go on our shutters and was thinking white, and yours looks good like that. We have the same color siding. Love the black rockers. Pretty.
Kim K.
What a gorgeous dahlia bloom. I remember that solar jar last year and was smitten. Love it with the graphics that you've chosen. Darling little vignette!
Happier Than a Pig in Mud
The dahlia is a beautiful color, always nice to be able to see flowers from inside the house-enjoy:@)