{Umbrella Pole Recycled into Bird Feeder Post}

Our old Umbrella Pole from the balcony got Recycled into a Bird Feeder Post...

Here it is...

Closeup

The feeder is holding suet blocks on the side...

Even though the squirrels benefit most from all the bird seeds and suet!

As you can see here; completely empty and being plundered by the squirrels...

Whenever I take photos, our felines go with me...

Barty showing to the right of the feeder; Spooky on the platform below the steps and Tiggy-Tiger to the left in front of that planter near the gazebo.

Loved the light around 6:30 PM in which our gazebo is being shown here...

All those huge trees make our garden a bird's paradise!

Related link:
{Our Balcony} | previous post by me showing the umbrella pole on our balcony... till Christmas 1998!

{Our now WHITE Barlow Tyrie Capri Lounger with Wheels}

On Tuesday, July 23 of 1996 we got this teak Barlow Tyrie Capri Lounger delivered, complete with cushion. It served us well, all those years but last year we had it professionally painted WHITE, together with the teak round table.

Yes, we still support the color 'Orange' being Dutch by birth and American by choice!

We found this umbrella with stand at Tuesday Morning and the stand got painted green, like our outdoor shutters.

We love the round teak table and the Capri Lounger being painted white.

This is how our Barlow Tyrie Capri Lounger with wheels used to be...

The Italian CERDOMUS ceramiche tiles are being put on last year by husband Pieter.

The entire balusters and railing are from Vintage Woodworks in Polyurethane, reinforced with aluminum. In late summer they too got professionally painted. They will last a lifetime!

Not bad for an 18-year old Barlow Tyrie Capri Lounger; don't you think?

Related link:
{Our Balcony} | previous post by me showing the original teak Barlow Tyrie Capri Lounger + table
{Our Cerdomus Italian GREEN Tiles} | previous post by me showing the new tiles

{Obese Agave Moved Outside of Greenhouse}

Inside our rather small Greenhouse we keep our tropical pot plants during winter time.

But one of them had grown during winter that much, we could no longer get this 'Obese' Agave Outside of the Greenhouse...

But something had to give... risking even to break off a leaf!

Here it is; OUTSIDE on the Greenhouse Patio... not wounded!

Of course we can never bring it back inside again!

Have you been dealing with pot plants that did grow into OBESE ones?

It is still a beauty but we now only can cover it up for winter time and hope for the best!