Outside at my house today

Eric was kind enough to request a picture of our shady hide away under the old growth big-leaf maple, so here you go. It was sort of overcast today, for a change, so you don't see the deep blue sky.

I don't know how to describe how peaceful it is to sit here in a nice fresh breeze and leave the world behind.

Here's my Annie-girl, the most camera shy dog I have ever seen, and my constant companion and defender when I am out-of doors, all 25 pounds of her.

Here's the view beyond the maple tree. I never get tired of looking this way.

We may have finally found a flower combination that can hold up to the intense heat in our window boxes. Verbena, bacopa, calibrachoa and alyssum. I like 'em, and they're still going strong at the end of July! Woo-hoo!

Okay, this is what greets me outside my bedroom door every morning. It starts my day off so happy! There are ten of these of different colors and styles, and I just love them.