Sunday - a photo montage

Today is Sunday,
and here is a photo montage of the activities that unfolded here at home in Maxeys.
I had some work to do gathering wood out of the woodpile to paint on.
And I kept seeing things worth a snapshot. Enjoy...

First, here is a picture of what my husband has done to our backyard.
His favorite thing to do right now is move earth around.
At least there's no grass to mow.

I went to the woodpile to gather some boards to paint on, Frida joined me.

Next to the woodpile, there was the sweetest little violet growing all by itself.

I walked the property line and in a muddy spot I saw lots of footprints.
Lots of cat and dog ones, but also little raccoon prints.
They have little hands like ours!Next to the raccoon prints is a wisteria patch along the fence line.

It only looks beautiful this time of the year.
I wish you could smell the delicate sweet fragrance through this photo.

By then I had gathered up my wood and
got to work on sawing it into paintable pieces.

I noticed these buzzards watching me,
hoping I would mortally injure myself so they could swoop in and have supper.

But as you can see, I was wearing all the proper safety protection -
gloves, respirator, and goggles - no injuries were sustained, sorry buzzards.
I get into my power tools.

Spring! Thank God You're Here...

Ted sniffs a flower. He's such a good boy.

He's going to try out for the Maxeys soccer team this spring.
He just needs to learn not to pop the ball

My most favorite camellia bush in our yard. Have you ever seen such beauty?

Ted loves this Camellia too.
I recommend camellias, they come out in bloom in January and stay pretty through spring and require very little maintenance for such beauty.

The cats have been kicked out. They seem to be adjusting well.
However, Rose Petal refuses to leave the deck.