You’ve probably noticed that a lot of my posts have been done about the outside spaces around my house lately. I guess that’s because I’m taking full advantage of the amazing weather while we have it.
A few days ago I gave you a look at my front porch, which used to be my back porch, but is now my front porch because everyone else calls it the front porch and I’ve succumbed to peer pressure. You see, living on a lake most of the houses look to me like their fronts are lakeside and their backs are roadside. Does that make sense? Perfect, then we can proceed.
So now that we’ve agreed that this is the back porch I’m actually going to change my mind again and call it a deck . . . because that’s what it is . . . a deck.
This portion of the deck is just off the kitchen and it’s where Mr. OTN does a fabulous BBQ!
This corner of the deck gets both eastern and southern exposure as it wraps around a small portion of the house. Last year I added a couple of large galvanized feed troughs for herbs and vegetables and they do really well here. You can see the lounge chairs are also placed here for the dogs to soak up some sun.
The portion of the deck below gets the morning sun and a lot of cool afternoon shade, along with a breeze off the lake.
In the picture below you’ll notice the never rarely working hot tub to the left. We have big plans for this area as soon as we can figure out how to get it off the deck!
I love my hanging baskets.
I don’t love deadheading my hanging baskets but they really need it about now.
This shot is of our dock and pontoon boat waiting for us to come and enjoy a little relaxation time on the lake. I think we need to put that on our list of things to do.
Finally, this is my little spot on the deck for painting furniture, my outdoor “studio” if you will. Yesterday, Mr. OTN handed me a can of Goof Off and asked me if I thought the paint spots were permanent? Yeah . . . I guess that was a hint!
During the summer this is my absolute dream place to live. Do I feel lucky? More than that, I feel extremely blessed. Different circumstances can destroy or mar our lives and it wasn’t all that many years ago that I wasn’t sure what the future was going to hold. God redeems and restores our lives. Ya just gotta believe!
Blessings to you,
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Sunday:
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Tuesday:
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Thursday:
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Friday:
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Saturday:
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