The OTHER artist in the family!!!---

We have another kind of  creative-type living here at good old 'Ferrell central'!!! The type that uses seeds, plants and gardening tools to express their 'artistic side'!! I'm referring to my beautiful wife, Mrs. Debbie, of course!!--- You know, THIS lovely lady!!!---

A lot of folks don't realize what a TRUE talent my wife has for putting in plants, a full veggie garden (EVERY late spring/ early summer!!),and various other kinds of 'green-thumb'-type stuff around the property here!!! Well--- allow me to do a little boasting on her behalf!!!

Folks also usually don't realize what kind of HARD work, planning and patience it takes to do all the  type of things Deb is SO talented at!! But..... she truly enjoys the results of all that labor. The rest of us that live here with her (meaning the kids and I!!!) are also pretty impressed with it all too!! Let's take a little tour around our yard here, and check out some of her handiwork, shall we?----

This 'raised flower bed' is something Deb put in just this season!! The plants and soil only go down a couple of feet, and it all sits within this 'box' (made with old landscaping posts she cut down and fastened together all by her lonesome!!) on top of a hidden, sturdy 'platform' of wood & mason blocks (water-proofed with plastic sheeting, of course!!)!!  The lady could be an engineer!!

A closer look at the 'raised bed'!!

The rest of the place has 'bright spots' of color from all sorts of plants and flowers--- from right by the steps going into the house-----

---- To the areas along side AND behind the house!!!----

----- All the way to the edge of the yard and next to the driveway!!----

Also, as you can probably see, Deb uses lots of 'found' objects in her arrangements, making it all look even MORE 'vintage cool'!!! Like I said before, this is the way the FAVORITE lady in my life expresses her creative side!! I'm VERY proud of ALL she accomplishes, EVERY season!!!

 I also can't imagine living in this place that we do, without all this beautiful color all around us every spring & summer!!! What a DRAB place this would be without her!!! Stand up and take a WELL-deserved bow, oh LOVE of the Loydster's life!!!!


                                                          See you NEXT time, gang!!!!