February 2014

HAPPY HEART MONTH!!!

 

We hope that everyone had a great Valentine's day and that y'all were all able to enjoy it with the ones you love & adore. We had an exciting Valentine's day to say the least. We went down to "Secret Cove" for some Water, Sun & Fun time and that's exactly what we got. We witnessed a wedding while there at the cove, watched whales splash their fins, speared a parrot fish (that was all James, not me) and brought in a shark (pretty sure that's because of the parrot fish). But the best thing about this month is that we were able to welcome a new love into our lives and the newest member of our family, our beautiful baby nephew Joseph. He just melts my heart and has definitely inspired me to teach myself how to crochet so I can make cute little outfits for him. Sorry, no pictures of Joseph or my crochet projects yet, but that will be for a later post.

 

And while we are on the subject of projects....I am so glad, proud, and more importantly relieved that I have finally finished a small water feature project that I started working on this past December. I have to say that I almost bit off more than I could chew. How did I get myself into this predicament you ask? Well, Tori & Donna wanted a small bird bath somewhere in the yard, but not too close to the house since Tori is not a fan of birds but Donna is, so what do I do?...I suggest putting a small water feature in the existing landscaped area. And who thinks it's simple enough to build and volunteers to build it?...This girl did. This was my first time attempting to actually build a water feature and all by myself no less. I definitely bit off more than I could chew, but after one unsuccessful & lazy attempt (which I am not posting pictures of because it's a shame), I slowly but surely worked out all the kinks this second time around, dug and collected rocks, transplanted existing succulents that were already on the property, and planted herbs to finish and complete the build. It may be a month & a half later, but I personally think it was worth the wait to get it done right.

 

Please enjoy the photos. There will be more to come from the Dairy with James in our next post.

Say Hello to Mr. Parrot Fish

 

 

Before Picture of Area for Small Waterfall Feature
Small Waterfall Feature Construction

Existing plants on the property that was transplanted around the water feature.

The Finished Water Feature!