Elephant ear bird baths

Someone recently posted a DIY concrete birdbath on my fb wall, so Jeff and I decided to try it before our elephant ear leaves shrivel away. It's a super easy project, you just need to have all your supplies ready ahead of time. All told, I think it took us less than an hour. 

Probably on Wednesday, they will be cured enough to pick out the leaf and see how they look. 

This is where I plan on putting the big bird bath. It's a big sandy area where the sparrows love to splash in the dirt. But ivy has taken to digging there and it just gets bigger and bigger. So I filled it with gravel and put some bigger polished rocks on top. I just want to lay the bath right on top and let the birds play there. 

you can find the DIY tutorial here.

A fall September morn

I love to go walking in the field behind our house in the early mornings of fall. The lighting is excellent, fresh dew on the ground and an occasional deer or fox   spotted zipping by. A slight breeze whistles quietly as cicadas/grasshoppers hum in the background. The birds are singing and the peacefulness adds promise to a beautiful day. 

 

Little purple chapel

Early summer I took a ride up north to visit Luna Parc, a wonderful whimsical and artistic house and property, owned by Ricky. He's a mosaic artist as well as jewelry and installations. The property is all about repurposing and fabulous story telling via his many quirky, odd and interesting collections. 

Anyway, he had a chapel on his property and I became obsessed. It reminded me of some of the interesting little chapels and niches that i have  seen in my travels  to Mexico and Italy. 

I became fixated with creating my own; especially after the death of my beloved friend, Michele. So that's what I did. 

I started looking on Craigslist for a wood playhouse; figuring that would be the shell of my chapel. 

Honestly, the hardest part was figuring out how to get it home. Finally ended up renting a truck from Home Depot. 

We picked the spot and formulated our game plan (meaning me making sure my husband has thought of everything ahead of time, not later)

And so it began:

So you can see how special my chapel/sanctuary  is. I go out there every morning, have coffee, water the garden, take photos, play with dogs and just be at peace.