I'm enjoying this wonderful weather we've been having.  Can finally go out in the back yard and sit in my swing and watch the birds. Not planting any flowers yet, because it can still frost.  Been watching the hubby get ready to build a deck.   He's made the plan, already started digging the post holes, and yesterday we made a trip to Lowe's to buy concrete, and the first starting posts.  I was so thrilled because that the offical start to having a deck.  I'm also sure sometime along the way I will get to help (handing him nails or something).  He does say it will be finished by the end of summer.  With him doing the work himself it will take longer (work and weather), but it will save alot of money and he can make it just to suit our needs.  I can't wait to see it!!!  LOL! I'm not to worried how it will turn out, he has built a very small one before for his cousin.  And of course he's already made what I call a deck last summer (which he is going to attach the main deck to, or it's going to flow to this one) He actually made this from the stepping stones we already had and just added the pebbles around the stones, and of course the wood frame. Got the idea from my Aunt who has a similiar deck. 

I am very proud of my man, he can do anything he sets out to do. And he makes everything beautiful, with what we have...can find, and afford.  A note on this deck the table, chairs, umbrella, and candle holders were being thrown out by someone else. So they were free.  There is also now another very small table not shown here that sits in front of the swing that was also a throw away item.  Hubby sanded and repainted it.  Looks like new, and not sitting in a landfill.  Did I mention free!   It's very suprising and sad really that people throw out so much that is still is great condition.  I'm so thankful that we've come across such things, we appreciate them and it helps the Earth to. It's a good thing to recycle!

Have a blessed day!

Hugs, Kat