My little 'tar paper shack'

Do you remember this place that I wrote about in May?

Well this is my little getaway in the woods.

It doesn't look very appealing form the outside...

But when I open the door I feel right at home.

This is what it looks like today.

This bed my husband found at the landfill several years ago.

He knew I would love the color and patina on it.

I think I'm going to be redoing it in a more neutral palette soon.

But it will be hard to let go of the way it is,

because it just feels so calming to me.

My husband calls it my little 'Junie bird's nest'. I think of it as my 'little tar paper shack' because my uncle in Florida who was raised in Picabo, Idaho, said all he needed to be happy in life would be a little tar paper shack in Idaho. Well he's been a long way from Idaho all his life, but I know in his heart he's in Idaho.

My husband needed to do some fencing up here last week so we pulled the camp trailer up for Landon and he fenced while Landon and I enjoyed the smell of the aspens and willows. I cleaned the nest up and perused magazines and just enjoyed the time away from home in these beautiful surroundings. I feel so at peace here. A real spiritual connection to this place that cannot be explained. I have got to make more time to enjoy this place. I have got to slow things down a bit and just be.

White Wednesday...in the garden...

'Alaska' Shasta daisy (above) Ashleaf spirea (below)
'White Swan' echinacea

Sweet Alysum



'Annabelle' hydrangea



Sweet little sweet pea

my willow furniture at pasture fence

'Henryi' clematis

'Galahad' delphinium

I love this chippy aluminum chair used as a plant support

foxglove

climbing 'White Dawn' rose

My sweet iron angel statue in the garden for summer

Another 'White Wednesday' is here and I decided to head out to the garden for today's post. These whites are all blooming now in the garden. I had more, but decided to wait for another day, lest I should bore you. I love white blooms. They have a way of stealing the show. I especially love gardens with dedicated 'white garden rooms'. Someday I would love to create that here in my own garden. They are so serene and calming and are wonderful by moonlight. I think that would be a great project to start on right away. Why wait for tomorrow when I could be planting today. I guess I'm off to the nursery!

Don't forget to go to Kathleen's at Faded Charm Cottage and enjoy the whites that others are showing off today.

The late July garden...

This is the garden right now. I love how it changes daily. Sometimes I find myself mourning the loss of some blooms like peonies, iris, lilacs,etc, knowing that it will be a whole year before I can enjoy them again. The only solace is that there is always a new beauty to come and take it's place. I love that the clematis, monarda, shasta daisys, and daylilies are blooming, and I know I will be missing them when they are done. So the cycle goes.
We have been enjoying these summer days. Hubs is on vacation for a couple of weeks and we are planning some road trips. He loves traveling in the high country, so that means narrow winding roads and few if any potty stops. I do have to say that I enjoy it as well. So we will be enjoying the mountains very soon. Landon loves anytime he can spend in a car. I think he enjoys it as much as we do. Hopefully you all are having your share of fun this summer.