Neighborhood walk

This looks like such a cozy spot for a cuppa....

I do so love the unassuming older homes of Portland.

I think I need one of these little rock stacks in MY garden.

Fairy spot for sure!

Fountain improvements

I got this fountain birdbath about two years ago.

I really like it.  But it was hard to get at the pump to clean it and even harder to put back together.  It has this concrete cover with a pipe through it that had to be fitted to a hose connected to the pump.  And then the hose had to be crammed into the space under the cover.

This year I removed the concrete cover.  I used stones and a screen instead.  It works well, is easy to clean and I like how it looks, too.  It was a very satisfying little project and my inner kid likes to play with the rocks and clean the fountain.

 Here the screen is in place over stones

The screen covered with stones

Collecting rocks

My grandma used to collect rocks.  It seemed like a pretty silly thing to do.  But guess what?  Now I'm the one collecting the rocks and it doesn't seem silly at all!

Rocks are links to places I've been.  That doesn't mean that I can tell you where I got each rock.  It means that I take a rock home when I want to keep a piece of some place in my life.

Rocks are nice to look at and useful, too.  We use them in the house for doorstops and for holding books open and to look at.  Outside they are part of the garden.  They look good, are fun to rearrange and nice to touch.

I like how the rocks look in this pot.  They also make a place to water the pot without disturbing the plant or the soil.













               

I made my bird bath with a plastic saucer and some pretty rocks.  It's easy to clean and the birds love it.

                 This is my favorite rock.  I just like to hold it.