~~~Afternoon Shadows~~~

Good Sunday afternoon! I hope everyone has had a great weekend. Joe and I got home from Fl. on Thurs. afternoon and I have been trying to get "back to normal" ever since You know the drill; unpacking, laundry, groceries, etc. I slipped out to Walmart earlier and when I got home noticed the beautiful shadows in the living room, so thought I would share some pics with you. I have missed blogging! While we were away, we were in "technology prison"!!!! No internet access, no TV, no radio. It was HARD. I wouldn't have even known that Whitney died if my sister hadn't called me. Anyway, back to pretty shadows. These are the pillows I currently have on the living room sectional. You all know I have a "pillow thing" and change them out alot.:):) The elephant you see on the left on the floor is one of 2 that my FIL brought back from Vietnam. I TREASURE them!!!!!!!

 These are in the center of the sofa. The 2 in the back have animals on them and the front one is a touch asian.

 The hibiscus tree in the background lives out on the deck in the summer but I bring it in for the winter and IT BLOOMS!!!!! I have kept it alive for 2 winters now and am thrilled!!! It looked like it had DIED this fall after we brought it in but I cut it back and it is thriving and it bloomed again! As you can see, I collect blue and white porcelains. I LOOOOOVE them!!!!!

 This large jar I found at Cape May , NJ one year and lugged it around all day because I wanted it so badly.

 This is over the oriental screen. We have such high celings in here that I place a tree in the corner (on top of the stereo speaker).

 The hearth.

 I LOVE this guy. Inherited him from my in-laws.

 The coffee table in winter. I like to use things with alot of texture and presence. I love this elephant.

 The tray is a hammered metal and I filled it with different spheres, antlers and some turtle shells.

 This is ONE of the Hummels we brought back from Fl. It won't stay here but I wanted to show you. It is an ashtray and nobody smokes anymore (thank goodness). So, it will be purely decorative. I have alot of Hummels in the curio cabinet so will probably put it in there.

I hope you are all having a great afternoon. We are dogsitting this weekend. Our daughter and SIL had to fly to Texas for a wedding but should be home any minute now. We are making a pork loin for dinner, a recipe Joe came up with. So, I will share that later this week. I am happy to be back!!! XO, Pinky
I will join these parties:

 Kristen's Creations for Share Your Creations Party,

The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home,

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday,

Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Motivated Monday at Be Colorful

Making the World Cuter Monday at Making the World Cuter

More the Merrier Monday at DIY Home Sweet Home Project

Savvy Homemade Monday at Home Savvy A to Z

Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Tutorials and Tips Tuesday at Home Stories A to Z

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

It's A Party on Thursday at A Creative Princess

Show and Share on Thursday at Southern Lovely

Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Share Your Creations on Thursday at Kristen's Creations

Hookin’ Up on Thursday with House of Hepworths

Addicts (not so) Anonymous on Friday at Addicted 2 Decorating

Inspiration Friday at At the Picket Fence

Saturday Nite Special at Funky Junk Interiors

Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table and Dreaming

~~~Indian Summer Images and Shadows!!!~~~

Happy Sunday everyone! We are having some BEAUTIFUL Indain Summer weather here in Pa.! It is in the high 70's and tomorrow 82 is predicted! This morning we decided to take advantage of this weather to get some MUCH NEEDED yard work done! Joe hasn't been able to mow cause the ground is (still) SO wet! He is going to try tomorrow since we did so much else today and we were TIRED!! I wanted to cut some more hydrangeas to bring in, enjoy and dry. I also wanted to blow off the back deck and front porch and driveway. Here are some pictures to enjoy.

 I am amazed at how nice the impatiens still look. This time last year they looked horrible!

 These window boxes Joe made and we stained them black. I LOVE them black!

 The impatiens around the pond are incredible! After Joe mows tomorrow we can blow the leaves around the pond too. We also plan to cover the pond with a net. We do this every year to keep the leaves out. They can give off a toxic gas that can kill the fish. We do NOT want that to happen. Plus it would be a mess to clean out in the Spring.

 I amy take some pics after he mows to show you how much nicer it will look....

 The frogs were all sunning themselves;)

 2 in this picture.

 The sun coming through the trees makes such pretty shadows that move around the yard all day now, since the sun is lower in the sky.

 AHHH, so pretty.

 I know this is gross but I didn't want to dump the bird bath til he can mow. It will be MUCH prettier tomorrow!!!!

 This dogwood, turning color.

 My geranium is flowering again!

 This begonia put out GORGEOUS flowers all summer! These pics are before I blew the deck off.

 AHH, that's better:)

 I will be bringing the ivy plant in soon, for the winter.

 Pretty fall colors in the pillow.

 This hangs in a rhododendrom out front.

 Here are some of the hydrangeas I cut. I put them in this pretty pottery vase that I got YEARS ago at a craft fair. I collected pottery for many years.

 I love the colors...

 Do you remember when I made this arrangement for the table back in early Sept.? I have had it here on the hearth and the flowers have dried perfectly in here!

 I brought the new bunch in here to see the difference.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing all this! I will be posting a recipe later so I can join Yvonne at Stone Gable for her On the Menu Monday party. I will join some of THESE parties with this post:

Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Motivated Monday at Be Colorful

Making the World Cuter Monday at Making the World Cuter

More the Merrier Monday at DIY Home Sweet Home Project

Savvy Homemade Monday at Home Savvy A to Z

Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Tutorials and Tips Tuesday at Home Stories A to Z

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style

It's A Party on Thursday at A Creative Princess

Show and Share on Thursday at Southern Lovely

Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Share Your Creations on Thursday at Kristen's Creations

Hookin’ Up on Thursday with House of Hepworths

Addicts (not so) Anonymous on Friday at Addicted 2 Decorating

Inspiration Friday at At the Picket Fence

Saturday Nite Special at Funky Junk Interiors

Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table and Dreaming Stop over and see some of the WONDERFUL inspiration at these parties!!!! Thanks so much for stopping BY! XO, Pinky