Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Porch Beautification

 
Since my porch looked pitiful and I was ready for a bit of Autumn color, I made a stop at the local home improvement store for some fall color Monday afternoon. 
As always I chose purple and yellow flowers. That color combination says happy to me. I bought fushia/purple, white and yellow mums, green and purple ornamental kale, as well as yellow violas and white and purple violets to dress the place up some.

Here's a look at something I noticed clutching the porch railing with all of his might. I'd been re-potting, and sweeping out on the porch for about 40 minutes before I noticed him. He was probably in a pot and hopped away for dear life.


 After a quick photo shoot, I left him alone to realize he was okay, that his home had just had a bit of a spruce up.

All I need now is a pumpkin and a few gourds. How about you? Do you decorate for the season?

10 comments:

  1. I love your color combo! And your little friend is pretty cute, too! I had on jeans, a sweater and flip flops today! haha...my pedicure is still too nice to cover up! ;)

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  2. Lovely color mums, Stevie! The frog is funny! I have a praying mantis living in a flower pot that gets mad when I water it!

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  3. Love your new hint of colour!;) Yes indeed, I am off to buy my pumpkins this weekend. I always have seasonal flowers as Ilove gardening.;)
    Have a great day and I really think the frog is cute.;)
    xo

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  4. I put yellow mums out on the front porch. No pumpkins yet. I like to wait until a little later so they last through Thanksgiving when I have company. Your porch looks pretty. The frog told me so.

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  5. I keep meaning to mention this and then I read your post and the comments and forget .. but its so amazing to me that all your grands look like you! Gorgeous. All of them.

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  6. Looks like you took full advantage of the sunlight... omg, you got a pic of me on the pole there! hee hee... that little tyke of yours is a dandy..with his hose! :) The Bach

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  7. And here I thought you were taking us to the doggie spa. I misread your title as "Pooch Beautification" ;) Lovely splash of colour and so sweet that little frog. I hope he settled in again before too long.

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  8. that's a funny looking frog!

    we've got three pumpkins on our front porch: a cream-colored one, a huge pale orange/faded green one, and a big flattish dark orange one. The last two are called "fairytale pumpkins." fun!

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  9. I love to decorate for Fall/Halloween. SUCH FUN.

    Now, the mums are lovely but that frog gives me the CREEPS! Blech!

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  10. I usually decorate for a season (not the whole house, usually the lounge which is the main room) and my bedroom and my front door - here it's Spring for a day but we've already gone straight into Summer!!! I currently have small sunflowers in a vase given to me yesterday in my lounge for the guests today.......

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