The Renaissance Man and the Pond
The Renaissance Man promised me a pond to be built this summer and he did not disappoint! In addition to building a pond, planting roses, building a bridge, landscaping, digging, weeding, mulching, he did an outstanding job! In addition to that, he cooks, he prints my images, he makes any ordinary meal into a meal that would wow any chef. In short, he is my RM! Thank you for being you, Michael, and making my dreams come true!
Here are some photos that I took today of Erica, my trusty intern in and around our gardens and our front porch!
This is a great spot for families, a high school senior and children hanging out by the waterfall. Erica is a great model, right down to her colorful and coorindated socks!!!
Erica is standing on the bridge the RM build and truthfully, it looks like I took this photo in a park. The bridge is right over a mini-waterfall, perfect for little ones with fishing poles. They will be enchanted by the family of frogs who live there!
Another great spot and I take credit for this one! I was never one to garden (just ask my boys and they will tell you that I didn't know a flower from a weed), so one day I planted a garden right out of a magazine and voila, here we are! I love this photo of Erica as it looks like she is taking time out to enjoy the view!!!
Close up of Erica in "my" garden!
The RM and I were driving by a nursery on the corner of 450 and 424 (I can never remember its name) and I saw this gate! We did a turnabout and bought it on the spot and had it delivered the next day, not knowing where we were going to place it. We manuevered it (well RM did most of the work!) between the rose garden and my little garden and thus, it became the entrance to the "Secret Garden!" I love this gate as it has proven to be a great prop for children, high school seniors and even families! Children love the "Secret Garden" as it is very small, very private and has butterfly bushes, bird feeders and winds itself around to the pond.
And, here is Erica on our front porch, all natural lighting! I rarely use a flash as the lighting is always so very flattering!