It is the BEST time of the year for our Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold...
Saturday morning April 15 with full sunshine!
Benjamin Moore Golden Mist paint for our home with the Interlock Metal Roofing in aged copper slate and Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold to the right of our home.
Yep, the golden oak had a lot to do with the paint color... 😉
Lots of pot plants on our patio.
Here you can see the entire Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold
Sure it will even be more golden in the next week or so, see links below for the 'perfect' view.
Yes, our Eastern Phoebe is residing once again on the very same nest (we left it there as I'd read they return to their previous nest!) and has babies.
Last year's nest and you can see their beaks up—ready for Mom or Dad to bring them food.
They love their romantic surroundings by Vintage Woodworks...
This morning I captured the babies and we are not quite sure if there are 3 or 4 in the nest...
Pieter did purchase this beauty for becoming a potplant for our patio.
White Dipladenia it is called.
Dipladenia is in the Mandevilla family but it is a bushier plant whose stems grow down and hang.
This photo I made this morning to give a view of the bay window area and even you see the gazebo on the left.
There are lots of leaves blown off the Southern Magnolia tree...
Yes, on Friday, around 1:00 PM we had torrential rain + wind!
With our Benjamin Moore Golden Mist paint color, we of course had to have yellow pansies...
The same planter on the left is filling in as those got planted somewhat later.
A detail with some rain drops from yesterday...
Related links:
{Our Home with Aluminum Interlock Roofing and Benjamin Moore Golden Mist Exterior} | previous post by me
Our Home Freshly Painted | previous post by me
{# 1111 - Our Golden Live Oak 'Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold' changing color} | previous post by me
Eastern Phoebe Reside in Front Porch with Babies | previous post by me
I am yearning for a visit to your part of our country!!
ReplyDeleteDearest reader,
DeleteWell—just realize it and Georgia has lots to offer. The ocean and Savannah, the mountains in the north and even a Little Grand Canyon in the Southwest of Georgia.
And in Dublin you find Come Home to the Country a unique B & B with an authentic Italian restaurant Ristorante da Maria by lady Chef Maria who hails from Bolzano, northern Italy.
Hugs,
Mariette
I think it's so cool that your house paint compliments your landscape plants, Mariette. How beautiful! We are just now realizing that having our new decks painted in a light color, while it looks attractive, is inviting all kinds of uninvited cleaning and scrubbing. Maybe, that will get better after the trees cease flowering.
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Dearest Martha Jane,
DeleteWe indeed looked intensely at our surroundings and as Pieter is color blind—I had to make that tough decision. Don't regret it though!
As for cleaning—haha we have all white tiles in our hallway, guest bathroom, veranda and kitchen and some people made the very same comment—you see everything on them.
WHY do you clean? For hygiene or wait for a once–a–year chore? Color doesn't matter but the attitude does. It has to blend in with your surroundings as we opted for our gazebo.
Hugs,
Mariette
Bellissime piante,buona giornata!
ReplyDeleteCara Olga,
DeleteGrazie cara e buona settimana con successo!
Abbracci,
Mariette
I love yellow, and it must be a joy to live in a yellow house, with yellow trees and pansies. All so lovely in the Springtime. The baby birds are so cute, enjoying their safe little home in a very elegant position.
ReplyDeleteDearest Patricia,
DeleteThank you and yes yellow is always a happy color!
All our residents—kitties and birds and both of us LOVE it.
Hugs,
Mariette
You have such a beautiful home and property, Mariette. It shows all the love and care you and Pieter have bestowed on it over the years. Your Eastern Phoebe family obviously thinks so too! ♥
ReplyDeleteDearest Kim,
DeleteWell, as I wrote to Patricia above—kitties, birds and both of us LOVE it here.
Hugs,
Mariette
Your home is charming, with all that paradise around.
ReplyDeleteHave a good week
Dearest Christina,
DeleteThank you and both of us still love this quiet place in nature!
A special subdivision where our kitties love to live.
Hugs,
Mariette
Hallo Mariette, wat ziet het er prachtig uit. Het is alsof er een slinger van mooi gevulde bloempotten om jullie huis heen staat. En de boom ook zo mooi goudgeel. Zelfs al zal de zon niet schijnen dan moet het nog zonnig zijn bij jullie huis. Leuk zo'n nestje op de veranda. Dan zit je op de eerste rij om het te kunnen bekijken. Fijne week, lieve groet Willy
ReplyDeleteBeste Willy,
DeleteJa, onze betegelde patios rondom was een heel goed idee en het is veel netter en we zijn zo langzaam overgegaan op vaste planten in potten.
Dat nestje is zeker geweldig om te hebben — er staat een stoel voor het raam in de eetkamer om ze heel goed te kunnen bekijken. Schattig zo'n bewoners en erg goed gekozen door hun!
Liefs,
Mariette
I always love to see your charming home, Mariette. The Phoebe there nesting under the eaves is such a wonderful thing. I've always thought that when birds make their nests around our homes, they find it a safe haven for their wee ones. The yellow pansies are so pretty, and with a few raindrops, even prettier. I really like your bay window too. Your home looks very nice with the Spring sunlight shining on it.
ReplyDelete~Sheri
Dearest Sheri,
DeleteThank you and sure those Eastern Phoebe must feel secure and happy!
Spring and its sunshine (alternated with showers) is the BEST season.
Hugs,
Mariette
Está todo precioso. Se nota que es primavera. Pueden estar orgulloso de su buen trabajo.
ReplyDeleteBesos.
Querida Antónia,
DeleteGracias y ciertamente nos sentimos orgullosos, ¡mirando hacia atrás! Que Dios nos conceda un poco más de tiempo juntos para disfrutar...
Abrazos,
Mariette
What a beautiful home you have with such awesome photos that I do like
ReplyDeleteDearest Jo–Anne,
DeleteThank you! We love it here and hope to stay here till the end!
Hugs,
Mariette
Wow, your home is beautiful. Love love love it. and all the pretty plants and landscaping.
ReplyDeleteDearest Debby,
DeleteThank you and we loved this spot with a creek running through our property and along the back. Also having the bay window in the east for a 'sunny' breakfast!
We actually did drive around for finding such a lot... Afternoon sun in the south, which is the back part of our home.
It took a LOT of blood–sweat–tears for creating this but we managed to do so since 1990.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dag Mariette,
ReplyDeleteWat een prachtig huis om in te wonen.
Ik hoop dat jullie er nog lang mogen genieten.
De gele bloemen vind ik ook prachtig!
Liefs en een mooie dag,
Hilly
Beste Hilly,
DeleteDank je en ja wij hopen ook nog enkele jaren hier samen te kunnen vertoeven samen met onze poezen—en ook dat we hun overleven!
Het hoort zo bij elkaar en het geeft ons elke dag voldoening.
Liefs,
Mariette
What a lovely place you have. I really love those flowers. You two are such experts.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you always my friends.
Dearest Victor,
DeleteFound this in my spam...
Thank you and we feel quite happy here!
Hugs,
Mariette
What a beautiful yellow home. So bright and full of sunshine. I love it.
ReplyDeleteDearest Pam,
DeleteThank you and all of us—critters included—love it too!
Hugs,
Mariette
I love the state of Georgia ... also how beautifully care for your home and landscape! PS, I do love a good scruff on a handsome man's face. LOL
ReplyDeleteDearest Helen,
DeleteThank you and probably my Dad's scratchy scruff and him kissing me on my Birthday (more like scratching my cheeks!) made me dislike any scruff. To me a clean shaven man always wins from a bearded one 😉
Hugs,
Mariette
All so bright and beautiful, your home and garden are stunning Mariette and I know where you're coming from regarding the blood, sweat and tears involved over the years, especially keeping up the outdoors! We struggle somewhat these days, but then there is one like yesterday when the weather was perfect, Bob mowed, I pruned and planted seeds etc., and this morning I'm looking out the window and loving what we have created. We plan to stay here forever - which hopefully will be a while yet, haha!!!!
DeleteEnjoyed the birds' nest - we have a wren who often spends the night in a corner of the front porch.
Hope you re doing better.
Hugs - Mary (and Bob)
Dearest Mary,
DeleteYes, you and Bob sure understand what I wrote—except that our garden is HUGE. But Pieter managed on his own till he was 91... Quite a milestone and now we have a crew of Mexicans come in. Of course Pieter still does the potting and like yesterday reconnecting the pipe from the electric pump, that is sucking up water from our pond. It was quite a struggle of muscle power. Always something to do! We both also hope to be able to remain here forever.
Yes, I'm doing better and yesterday afternoon I had my OT + TP (2 hours) while Nasha cleaned the house and Pieter took his nap in the Rose Suite after he'd tackled his chore before noon. One more session on Thursday afternoon and I'm 'free'.
My weight is still 108 lbs and I felt so disappointed for not having gained any ounce over the previous week... Well, too busy with other things like two funerals.
Hugs,
Pieter & Mariette
You have such a beautiful home, Mariette.
ReplyDeleteThe yellow pansies are so pretty!
Hugs and blessings, my dearest friend.
Dearest Veronica,
DeleteThank you and yes, we're quite happy with our 'nest' in the south east. Winters are relatively short and mild and nature is interesting.
Hugs,
Mariette
I just love your garden and your house, dearest Mariette! I wish I could pay you a visit some time!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour trees and flowers are gorgeous!! Take care and enjoy them in this lovely spring time of the year!
Many hugs!!!!
Dearest Marie–Anne,
DeleteThank you and know that you're always welcome to use our Rose Suite where your heart hangs on a door knob.
We do enjoy the spring and hope to be out in nature soon together.
Hugs,
Mariette
Good morning Mariette, I just finished enjoying looking and looking again at your lovely home. The color is stunning. You know what color is popping up here on new homes and redos? It is charcoal grey and black. These homes are so depressing to see. Of course, once the homeowner goes inside they do not see this mountainous black blob, but I do when I look out my house window or car. You live a very happy upbeat life and the color shows. Lynn and Precious
ReplyDeleteDearest Lynn,
DeleteThank you and yes, we both love happy colors around.
Keep in mind that we lived and worked in Italy and also traveled for our work so we got a different view on things. This color I fell in love with on the Dutch Island of Curaçao in the Caribbean and I thought why not give it a try. Can't believe we had the house so dull and bleak before for many years.
But what you describe is depressing—sounds like the huge dark living blocks we saw in Eastern Europe under Communism. So depressing!
Light is what picks us all up and certain colors are happy colors.
Hugs,
Mariette