Our weather this past weekend was just lovely. The temps were warm in the low 80's~~just perfect with no humidity. Perfect for a birthday pool party at our neighbor's house.
Caitlin's best friend celebrated her 9th birthday and chooses each year to have a pool party which is super fun. Lots of swimming, pool games and sweets. Her two older sisters made her birthday cake. Oreo filling!
It's hard to get Caitlin out of the pool once she is in because she LOVES swimming so much. Below she is on the right with two of her buddies wearing a rainbow bathing suit. My sweetheart.
Over in my yard, we are thrilled that we have a downy woodpecker nest in our big horse chestnut tree!
At first I thought he was just crawling along our tree for ants and bugs. We have lots of woodpeckers, chickadees, blue jays, cardinals and nuthatches. But then I saw he kept working on a particular area. Within a couple of days he was in the hole! Before you knew it could hear lots of baby chirps and a Momma flying in and out too! The nest goes all the way down inside the branch! Lots of noisy activity as those babies cry and cry till they get fed~~then you hear them settle down. I'm feeling for the Mom and Dad! They are exhausted!
The woodpeckers do have a nice view from their nest though of my roses! This is just one section! They are blooming like crazy!
Lots and lots of roses! We bought these rosebushes last year from Costco for $10 a bush. I'd say we got our money's worth!
I've been in such a Halloween mood lately. I think of Halloween EVERY day 365 days a year. Is it too early to make some Halloween crafts?
Have a great day friends!
It's never too early for Halloween crafting but I'm definitely ready to enjoy the lazy days of summer for a long long time. Your yard is just gorgeous. What a fun birthday party for Caitlin. Yippee for summer weather!
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