Saturday, July 6, 2013

What's Your View?

My favorite summer view so far this season is my backyard. NOT because it's a lovely backyard (because it really isn't at all). NOT because it's kept neat (because it's not). NOT because I enjoy looking at the garden (though I do enjoy that.) NOT because it's fun to watch Tucker lay in wait to try and catch a squirrel or ten (though that really is fun). NOT because I derive great pleasure from watching the birds at the feeders and taking their picture in the birdbath (though I really do get a kick out of this).

Nope. It's not because of any of those things. It's because I can see out of the kitchen window on the back of the house!

Thaaat's right. I've cleaned the kitchen window. WooHoo!

I love that my kitchen sink has a window above. I love even more that that window is clean now.

I can see the squash, zucchini and eggplant---


I can see some black-eyed Susan's---


I can see some tomatoes---


I can see a bag of cedar chips that I have to put down whenever the rain stops. I'm not complaining about the rain- the garden LOVES it.


And, if I stretch to the right, I can see the birdbath---



Today, nearly one week later, I cleaned the windows in my office. I would have cleaned them sooner but the rain has been torrential for quite some time. Days as a matter of fact.

I can see many things from these windows too---

My flowers---






And the birdbath...I could also see that it needed cleaning...


One of my twirly thingys---


I could see that my squash that was perfectly healthy last weekend are now dead...dang it...at least the eggplant is still hanging in there...


I could see that something had disturbed the bird feeder---


So I went out and cleaned the birdbath and righted the bird feeder---


And came back inside where I saw the bird feeder disrupt-or---


Chowing down on some bird seed---


The rain soon returned---


 After which this little guy showed up---



I don't enjoy washing windows one little bit. But I sure do enjoy those windows after the fact.

What's outside your windows?

9 comments:

  1. And all outside your window! What a nice way to look at life.
    I love how green everything is and how pretty it is all there in your backyard.

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  2. Kim- It's so green because of all the rain. I've really enjoyed it this summer. Those rains just lush everything up so nice! Now, however, I spend my time watching for the birds instead of doing the things I need to do before school starts back! LOL

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  3. You saw an amazing amount of beautiful scenes out of your nice clean kitchen window.
    I see a large maple tree, our deck and picnic table and the woods behind our house. No flowers though, my kitchen window has a north view, not conducive to flower growing on this side of the house.

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  4. It always feels good when you get those chores finished and then time to enjoy the views :)

    Lucy from Lucy's Reality

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  5. I do have a window above the kitchen sink and I love to look at my plastic flamingo under the palm tree. Your views are wonderful!!

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  6. You definitely have a green yard, and I love that bird. When I look outside my window, I see brown dirt...how exciting! ;)

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  7. Elizabeth- I'm so glad to have that window finally cleaned! I put it off all the time because it's just not easy. But it really is nice to look out a clean window! I do LOVE maple trees!

    Lucy- Yes it does!

    Jeanne- I don't know what I'd do without a window over my sink! It makes doing dishes much more pleasant. Our palm is in the front yard...no flamingo though. :)

    Alessandra- The rain has greened everything up quite nicely. Brown dirt---LOL Seriously? :)

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  8. What beautiful photos! If the views out my windows were as beautiful as yours I would never get anything done! Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Enjoyed all the photos! Love the blacked eyed Susan's and the squirrel is so cute. Love the cardinal too!
    Best of all I love clean windows.

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