~PUTTERING AROUND~

Puttering is what I do now.  Retirement.  HOW did I ever find time to work??

We have squirrels, Racoon, and today a fat little possum walked carefully across our back fence..paying NO attention to us at all, just very, very carefully...yes...he made it.

Where is my camera??  Where is Mele, the great watch dog???

No matter, back to puttering...

I added a few miniture sunflowers and it brightened up the fountain area so much..
Actually, they were a gift from daughter#2, who came and tucked them in like a professional..

My favorite corner of our front porch and a favorite gathering place for evening chats with neighbors.

I brought out the can of high gloss clear lacquer and gave all the pumpkins a nice coat.  Maybe it will kept the racoons and squirrels away.  So far, so good!

Now I am really getting into the "shine" of things..so I gave the little bail of hay a good dose too!

(Didn't work.  The neighborhood cat who loves my porch and likes to pee pee on my front screen) ...has already begun clawing my HAY!   Every morning I have to go sweep it up!  *expletive* 
No..no..I didn't cuss...heavens no!  Who me??  No..that was EXACTLY what I said.
"Expletive, expletive, expletive"  then I felt MUCH better.. :)

I love the way it looks! :)  That is an old grapevine wreath that fell apart years ago and I just couldn't throw it away.  I've had it hanging on the back of my old bench on the patio...works for me!

Then I gave Mele's toy rat a dose of black paint and sat him on the window sill. 
Mele hates that rat and won't play with it.  It doesn't squeek!  She's funny that way!

Mele and one of her squeeky toys...

Oh...and we also fed the lawn.   DID I say WE??? 
Thank you, Patient Husband! 

Love and hugs,
Mona

I am joining our sweet Tootsie @ Tootsie Time for Fertilizer Friday!  Go see what's going on outside!