Blooming on Legacy Lane

Welcome to Legacy Lane in Murray, KY. Our yard is starting to bloom.

This is the third year for our Kentucky Bluegrass sod. It is coming in nicely and needs lots of water. 

We are in the process of putting down our new mulch. 

We have six Pink and Red Knockout across the front of our house. The Black Diamond Crepe Myrtles by the roses are starting to leaf. 

I have two Japanese Maples, one in the front and one in the back. 

Macho ferns are glowing in pots on the front porch and side of our house. 

Japanese Iris are blooming. 

Day Lilies are in full bloom. 

Purple Silvia  blooms.

The Cherries trees were in bloom early this month. This is a barn across the street from our subdivision. 

Red Bud trees blooming around the corner and in our subdivision. 

More Cherry Trees in bloom.

This is how spring started in Murray. Our forsythia bloomed then we had a morning of snow and ice. 

I just so happened to cut our blooming lilacs the night before the ice and snow hit. 

Our large leaf blue hosta sits in with hydrangeas and other hosta. 

The blue and pink hydrangea are starting to bud. 

Our backyard Knockout Roses are in full bloom.

Savannah Bird Girl stands in our backyard roses the first of May.

Look how much they have grown in just a few weeks. 

A beautiful sunset from my front door. 

Linking to:

May Garden Party

Blooms Galore @ Everyday Living

Soulard's Farmers Market

Hope you have had a great 4th of July.

We started our weekend with friends at Adriana's on the Hill for tasty lunch. We followed that with a St. Louis Cardinal Baseball game. After the Cardinal victory, we were treated with a fireworks' display at Busch Stadium.

The following day 

our friends took us to a part of St. Louis that we had never visited called Soulard.

Soulard is a historic French neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. It is named for Antoine Soulard, who first began to develop the land. Soulard was a surveyor for the Spanish government and a refugee from the French Revolution in 1790.

The Market was open in 1779 so the  farmers to come and sell their fruits,vegetables, and livestock.

     The market is located on Carroll Street in St.          Louis, Missouri.

They sell meats, flowers, produce, cheese, fruits, and vegetables just to name a few.

I was taken back by a fruit that I had never seen. This fruit was as big as a watermelon. The sign in the picture tells what it is and gives a brief description of its flavor.

You could smell the fresh pineapple while passing by the stand.

These peaches were as tasty as they were beautiful.

The appeared to be no shortage of fresh fruit.

I brought home a basket of pears.

There were too many choices to make on such short notice.

We filled up our car with as much as we could carry.

These called for a BLT to start our next morning.

Now preparing linguine with asparagus and white lemon sauce on grilled chicken breast for dinner.  

We took a short walk through the neighborhood.

We had a wonderful lunch at Molly's.

We were able to miss the rain that was headed our way.

Thank you for stopping in and I am linking to:

Amaze Me Monday @ Dwellings

Met Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Mosaic Monday @ Lavender Cottage last Monday of the month

Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods on Monday

Our World @ Our World Tuesday Meme

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday

The Scoop @ StoneGable Blog

You're Gonna Love It Tuesday @ Kathe With an E

Wednesday Around the World @ Photographing New Zealand

Outdoor Wednesday @ A Southern Daydreamer

Wild Bird Wednesday @ Paying Ready Attention Gallery

Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern

ABC Wednesday

Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life

Simple & Sweet Fridays @ Rooted in Thyme 

Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have A Cup of Mrs. Olson

Foodie Friday & Everything Else @ Rattlebridge Farm on Thursday evening

Feathered Nest Friday @ The French Country Cottage

Foodie Friday & Everything Else @ Rattlebridge Farm

Anything Blue Friday @ The Dedicated House

Sundays at Home @ Love of Home on Saturday

Look Who Dropped In

Excitement in the neighborhood 

this week with visitors from nature. 

While I was watering the flowers this week in my back yard, I discovered a Lunar Moth in a cedar tree. Although they are rarely seen, they are common. The adult life lasts only one week. They do not have a mouth. There only function is to mate. They are known as a giant silk worm moth.

The lunar moth has a wingspan of four and a half inches.

 

While I was excited by discovering the moth, right next door my neighbors had a visit from a juvenile peregrine falcon. 

The falcon watched my neighbor all day.

They gave him a bowl of water.

The falcon had steak for dinner.

The neighbors ended up calling the Bird Whisperer. She is from Aviary of Paris Landing State Park that is 30 miles south of here on Kentucky Lake.

 

She said that the falcon is so imprinted by humans that they will probably use this bird as a teaching bird.

Thanks for stopping in.

I am linking to :

Amaze Me Monday @ Dwellings

Met Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Mosaic Monday @ Lavender Cottage last Monday of the month

Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods on Monday

Our World @ Our World Tuesday Meme

Inspire Me Tuesday @ A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday

The Scoop @ StoneGable Blog

You're Gonna Love It Tuesday @ Kathe With an E

Wednesday Around the World @ Photographing New Zealand

Outdoor Wednesday @ A Southern Daydreamer

Wild Bird Wednesday @ Paying Ready Attention Gallery

Nature Notes @ Rambling Woods

Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern

ABC Wednesday

Home and Garden Thursday @ A Delightsome Life

Simple & Sweet Fridays @ Rooted in Thyme 

Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have A Cup of Mrs. Olson

Foodie Friday & Everything Else @ Rattlebridge Farm on Thursday evening

Photo Friday @ Pierced Wonderings

Skywatch Friday @ Skyley

Saturday's Critters @ Viewing Nature with Eileen on Saturday

Camera Critters on Saturday

I'd Rather Be Birdin' on Saturday at noon

Tom's Barn Collective @ The Backroad Traveler on Sunday

Seasons @ St. Germain's Blog on Sunday

July

Happy Fourth of July! 

Our chosen day to celebrate our independence should always serve as a reminder that Freedom is far from being Free.
Now it seems more than ever that we need to recognize the sacrifices made by so many people.

With the beginning of July, I want to celebrate by adding some patriotic decor.

I found a cute little flower arrangement at Pier One that fit nicely under my bell jar.

I used it as the centerpiece for my dining room table. I used red, white, and blue fiesta ware and added some patriotic salad plates.

I located some placemats, napkins, and table runners at Kohl's.

I topped it off by adding some candles, and firecrackers from Everything for a Dollar store.

The breakfast table was decorated with blue and red fiesta ware and a vintage milk glass plate

We were happy to have some old friends over for visit. Our lunch consisted of, Italian roast beef sandwiches, guacamole dip, and a banana split dessert.   

No surpise. Hotdogs were served later on that day.

A Forth of July favorite of mine is the tasty watermelon.

Baked a lemon pound cake for breakfast coffee.

Displaying red in my kitchen this month.

Kirkland's had this cute centerpiece that I just had to purchase to decorate the breakfast table.

 Uncle Sam is standing watch on the stove mantle.

Hope you have a great 4th.
Thanks for stopping in.

I am linking to:

Amaze Me Monday @ Dwellings
Make It Monday @Katherine’s Corner
Metamorphosis Monday@ Between Naps on the Porch
Mosaic Monday @ Lavender Cottage

Show and Share @ Coastal Charm                                                                    

Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life on Tuesday
The Scoop at Stonegable Blog
You’re Gonna Love It Tuesday at Kathe With an E
Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House
Swing Into Spring at DIY By Design

Outdoor Wednesday @ A Southern Daydreamer
Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style
Share Your Style Link Party @ 21 Rosemary Lane for (Wednesday evenings) 
Share Your Cup Thursday @ Have A Cup of Mrs. Olsen
From My Front Porch to Yours for Treasure Hunt Thursday

Tablescape Thursday@ Between Naps on the Porch
Favorite Things Thursday at Katherine’s Corner
Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life
Inspiration Thursday @ In the New House
Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home on Thursday
Simple & Sweet Fridays @ Rooted In Thyme


Skywatch FridayFriday’s Hunt @ Eden Hills
Feathered Nest Friday @ the French Country Cottage
Simple and Sweet Fridays @ Rooted in Thyme
Foodie Friday & Everything Else @ Rattlebridge Farm

The Bouquet of Talent Party @ Life on Lakeshore Drive - Saturday

 Sunny Simple Sunday at Sunny Simple Life
Dishing and Digging @ Rustic & Refined