On Little Cat Feet.....and a Horse Collar?

This week I'm linking to:

Mosaic Monday at Little Red House

Make it for Monday at Cottage Instincts

Before and After Party at Thrifty Decor Chick

Today's Thrifty Treasures at Southern Hospitality

Metamorphisis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Roeshel at The DIY Showoff

2nd Time Around Tuesday at A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays at Coastal Charm

Whatever Goes Wednesday Someday Crafts

Idea Sharin' Wednesday Women Who Do It All

Vintage Thingie Thursday The Coloradolady

Fertilizer Friday at Tootsie Time

With Spring under way in our area, as well as most parts,

my mind can't help but wander to the garden.

I thought for this weeks mosaic I'd use some

vintage images of seed packets and catalogs.

Enjoy :)

XOXOXOXOX

A few weeks ago I had a "too early in the morning" appointment.

Was not looking forward to getting up and leaving the house by 6 am.

It's been along time since I had to be up that early :)

I grumbled when the alarm went off and hit the snooze button.

It went off again, so I grumbled some more and got up.

Driving down the backroads on the way to my destination 

I was thinking was a miserable time to be up...

notice I didn't say awake.

As the sky started to lighten, I noticed layers of fog

just above the fields.

Carl Sandburg's poem came to mind instantly.

 FOG

The fog comes

on little cat feet.

It sits looking

over harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then moves on.

I have loved that poem from

 the first time I heard it in Grade School.  

I wonder if he had seen the fog like this

just before he wrote it.

  

As it got brighter I noticed my mood was too.

The I realized I was going to see the Sun actually rise!

can't remember the last time was I saw the Sunrise...

just beautiful...

the colors were amazing...

I was in awe....

Maybe being up at 0 dark thirty isn't such a bad thing after all.

By the way I was on my way to get my annual Mammogram.

Maybe I'll get another "way to early" appointment next year too ;)

XOXOXOXOXOXO

A while back I asked for suggestion of what to do with

an old horse collar I have.

Maggie from The White Farm House had a great idea...

planting it.

My wheels started turning....

I used some Baling Wire from my stash to hang it to the patio roof post.

(my Baling Wire has become like Gold to me now.

Since we've cleaned out the farm, there isn't any more....

what I have is all there is)  

ignore the webs and bugs....

(this was pre-Easter Cleaning)

and I was in a hurry! ;)

Maggie said add a basket..basket..basket

(lightbulb!)

I have a metal basket in my Treasure Pile

I picked up at a yardsale last year!

It came filled with faux fruit,

I think I paid 50 cents for the whole thing.

Dug it out and dumped it out

and....

the basket fit pretty good but it needed to be attached.

I decided to attach it to the post, instead of the collar,

to help make the collar a bit more sturdy

and not add more weight to it 

Now to hide the Baling Wire that was holding the collar.

I remembered my Daughter had brought home

 an old harness from her friends...aha!

I slung the harness over the wire on the collar..

what do you think?

I then lined the basket with Sphagnum Moss

 next I added Moisture Control Soil

and planted Bacopa.

The basket is rather small so one plant is all it can hold.

Maybe I'll find a larger one for next year,

but if not it's ok..

I really like the way this turned out

Thanks Maggie!!!