@Needrain (and the rest of y'all) - even before I bought a house I've been a big fan of 'yard art' Looks and sounds like y'all have a lot of creativity going on here.
Found this beaten up chair in the alley and thought it might work for a low growing vine or something for a larger vine to get a start from. Hoping my pipevine (just to the right of the picture) will start attaching itself to it.
Another find in the alley was a pole that someone had used in their shower. Has little baskets for shampoo and soap, maybe a sponge. I've got it propped up against a fence and had a hanging basket in it but brought the basket inside before the heavy rain we got a few days ago.
Also have 2 chairs that I'm hoping to start vines growing in. But if that fails I can always cover the seat with moss and make something funky. This 1st chair has a passion flower vine starting to climb. The other chair also
has had a biflora passion flower in it. Sigh.
Actually the original purpose for the chairs was to set them at my table. Around the turn of the century (this one) I scored a wonderful table at my favorite 'see your childhood store in' - a place called Bettyann and Jimbo's Junkadoodle. They've since had to close as the landlord wanted something more upscale. Again, I digress. One weekend they opened up their place so various 'vendors' could sell their wares. I saw and immediately fell in love with a table, one of those kitchen tables with formica tops that were popular in the '50s. But this was not your ordinary retro table, The top and sides were mosaic'd and included table settings for 4 as well as serving dishes. The dinner plates were fiesta ware (chipped up for the mosaic look) and each had had a variety of silverware. Even the serving platter had nice mismatched silverware. So it was the end of the day and I realized that it wouldn't fit in my car and I didn't know anyone nearby who had a truck. Taking one last look at this masterpiece, I let out a big sigh. When I told the table's creator how much I loved it she asked if I would buy it for $25. Heck yeah I would! But I told her I just couldn't buy it b/c I couldn't get it home. She asked where I lived and I said about a mile from the Junkadoodle. So she said that they had a truck and were fixing to leave and would be glad to carry it for me. The table and delivery for $25. Heckuva deal. Wish I had a picture of the table as it looked so fine in my backyard, especially after I got the 2 chairs. And while they denied it, over the years, my lawn service bumped that table so much that it was an ex-table. I cried but at least had my wits about me and gathered as many of the pieces and tiles as I could find. One day when I find the right table, I'm going to make one for myself.
If anyone would like some broken tools - a partial red garden fork, the end of a hoe (don't think that!) - then if you're ever in my neck of the woods (live a few miles from Love Field) come & get 'em. I keep them with other misc.
junk stuff where it's so shady that nothing can grow.
But at least I still have a chicken - no, wait, I think he's a rooster.
Oh and BTW, speaking of hats - we were speaking of hats weren't we? - I prefer a good bandana.
Oh, foot. I just noticed how old this thread is. Guess I'm late to the party.
