Sunny Winter Days

{A few pictures of a typical day at our house this time of year}

-Some potatoes leftover from the garden.  We keep them in buckets in our garage and they stay fresh all winter long for us to enjoy.

-I love our little boot collection

-Our garden shed

-An amazing bloom on a bush by the side of our house.  I have not seen this bush bloom in the whole two years we have been here, and then about a month ago it decided it was time to unveil its true potential.  I cannot believe I have a budding flower on anything in the middle of December

-My dad and mom put this bird feeder station together for my birthday this past year.  I believe it is a 4x4 treated wood post, and my dad dug a couple of feet into the ground and set the post in without concrete.  It is very sturdy, and my mom picked out a lovely solar light for the top that puts out a soft glow each night.

-My husband, Adam, makes fun of me for having these geese.  A cousin of his actually owned them, but I asked if I could have them for my own because it looked like they were not getting much use.  They brought them over for us, and I hope to paint them some fun colors.

-Our garden.  The tall dried stalks in the background are okra, and the broken down stalks in the foreground are leftover from sunflowers.  In the middle I dump ashes from our fireplace as well as food compost..

-If we have a fire going non-stop, this wood in our garage will last two weeks.

-A cast iron bell of a cocker spaniel, similar to our family dog Lilly.  I put this bell on one of our barns low enough for the kids to ring.

-I got out some watercolors for the kids to play with. It was a lot of fun to see the kids enjoy some time being creative.  I would have included my daughter in this photo but she was getting ready for a bath by the time I could grab a camera to take a photo.  Let's just say she got more paint on herself than on the paper.