On My Mind Monday...

I'm sad to say that my Dad (Papa or Vadder) is flying back to Germany today but my mother is desperately awaiting his arrival so she gets good food again. They travel separately all the time so they don't have to leave their dog with someone else. That also gives me two visits per year.

It was so nice to have him here even though he thought he was getting on our nerves or was in our way (which he asked me numerous times). And in about two and a half months we will hopefully all meet again in Germany and celebrate my parents golden (50th) wedding anniversary.

So back to my MMM (on my mind Monday), since the weather has been nice we have been spending a lot of time in our garden and King Konya and I have been taking photos of all the plants. We both love taking pictures of the flowers.

This is our favorite tree. It's called a Chokecherry Tree. It smells even better than our lilac bush!
After it is done blooming, the leaves turn red. It is so pretty!  

This photo reminds me of "Horton Hears a Who" doesn't it?

Pretty flowers and plants, right?

I have really been thinking about extending our "catio" (lion's den, click HERE to see more) so our old kitty cats can run around further in tunnels. They love it so much and I still have some leftover materials stashed away too. The hubby says NO it's enough ;)

So, what do you think? Should I build some more tunnels for them?

I will be trying to get out of my funk today since I'm sad to see my daddy leave.

I have a special day coming up on Wednesday and a furniture makeover on Friday. So don't forget to stop back in, ok?

Tschüß

(Youleeya)

Cuckoo for our garden

My husband and I love to spend time in our yard. It is a very small yard for American standards but to us it is a beautiful little space. We both love to dig in the dirt and tend to our flowers.


If you read my earlier post about our cat enclosure you already had a glimpse to bits of our yard.


I thought that in this post I should show some photos of all the texture and flowers that we have. There isn't really much to say. The pictures speak for themselves.

Something new comes up almost every week and it is exciting to watch.

We love to have a glass of wine on our flag stone patio. There are steps (that the hubby laid) that lead up to the small hideaway. Lounging in the hammock isn't too shabby either.

We both are big fans of Hostas. Their different sized leaves and colors give the yard texture.

And taking pictures of the yard is fun too!

This is our paver patio. The only thing we didn't do ourselves. It's a great place to eat dinner and that's exactly what we do all summer long. Our dining room doesn't get used at all, because this spot is the place to be.

The patio is still a little bare but by July/August when all the tropical plants like Cannas and Elephant Ears are fully grown, the patio will look like a jungle.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed seeing the photos of our garden.