The Front Porch and Summer Storms

Last night we had a lightning display,

Today, there were dark clouds

And rain

And tomorrow

a spring snow 2012

There may be snow.

Sigh!

But on Friday

Glorious Friday

It was our first pitcher of iced tea day

(really refreshing after working in the front garden!)

and

Although we ate in shifts,

lunch was on the front porch

(leftover chicken and noodles from Miss Jamie's

And another glass of icy tea with lemon)

And Saturday morning,

we celebrated

With breakfast on the porch

Our usual breakfast

Tea and coffee

And steel cut oats

Nothing fancy

But eating on the front porch

made it a special meal!

Unfortunately,

There were two who thought they should join us!

They  didn't like the glass separating us from them

For there could have been breakfast treats

And they are hard to get from the inside!

Besides gardening, I found time to pick some flowers

Hyacinths and grape hyacinths in Waterford vases

On the table at the bottom of the stairs

(along with some English barley twist wooden candlesticks)

A mirror image for there is a mirror at the bottom of the stairs!

It was a glorious weekend until the storms rolled in last night . . .

But that's spring on the prairie!