An SOS from My Yard

We have a tiny back yard (not at ALL like the farm where I used to live!).  It's been quite an adjustment.  Not only is it tiny, it was, um....sad.

Yeah.  That sad.  And this sad....

*Sigh*

We moved into this house on Labor Day weekend of 2010.  By the time we got settled in (new house, new state!), "yard season" was over.  Though I was able to do a little Fall gardening, I knew I had to wait till Spring to really get in there and get my hands dirty.  By Winter's end, I was so terribly tired of gazing out into my sad little yard.

I am happy to report, though, that a wind of change has blown in. 

Though most of my focus has been on building, planting, and tending to my raised beds, I've made some time to bring some life into the backyard.

See?

We are working on it....definitely getting better!  Amos of course refused to opt out of the shot.

I would love to get some more outdoor furniture to make everything a little more "homey."  Our chairs are mismatched.  I'd like to get an entire matching dining set, like this Oxford Garden dining set, or an outdoor sofa.  Our friends have one, and it's so fun to be leisurely outside while sitting on it!  Britt fancies himself to be the host with the most, so he might go for something more along the lines of a Bamboo Tiki bar.  

Does anyone else find themselves wanting to spend all their time out in the yard?  And does Spring, therefore, seem to be a time when y'all want to spend all kinds of money??  It is for me!  I need to put some of these cats to work!

The Other Man in My Life

I love dogs but have always been more of a cat person.  I still am.

But I've definitely been swept off my feet by the new man in my life.

Coy has been such a joy!

He loves to go wherever we do.  We took him on a recent trip to Lake Martin in Alabama.  Before we could turn around, he'd already chosen his place in the car.

Though we're not sure what our sweet "mutt" is, he is definitely part retriever.  He loves to swin.  Maybe some labrador? 

We only adopted him two months ago, but I already don't know what I'd do without him!

Regardless of what he "is," we love him.  I'm far from a dog expert, so I'm no good at speculating.  Any ideas, y'all?

Check Coy out at the Pet Party!

My Georgia Home: Part Two

I gave you a little peek inside my Georgia home last week, so I thought I would share a few outdoor shots.  There is so much I miss about it, like....

The old red barn....

The treasures it holds....

The quaint grain bin....

Sunlight flooding through the pecan trees....

And Lola, the official lady of the house....

Who wouldn't enjoy her company while sitting on the porch?

A Weekend in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

This past weekend was actually our second here in Hattiesburg, but since it was spent searching through boxes for food and clothes, I consider this our first "real weekend" at our new home, which caused me to pose the following question:

What does one do on a weekend in Hattiesburg?

Well, anyway, here's what we did.

Friday night, we joined the home-team crowd at the University of Southern Mississippi football game.

Britt made friends with the group next to us.  I was glad of this because that meant he had someone to talk football with besides me.

Lots of people in attendance, great atmosphere, and a victory for the Golden Eages over the University of Kansas Jayhawks!

On Saturday morning, we visited the Longleaf Trace Nature Trail, which is about half a mile from our house.

There are various biking and jogging trails through the dense woods.  We did a quick three-miler.



It was quite a popular area, and hopefully we'll return again soon and be regulars on the trails.

What else do you have for us, Hattiesburg?