Finished Porch

The weather cooperated so I was able to finish the porch this weekend. Look at the little uninvited helper, though! This black rat snake was found on the front porch attempting to slither up the house in an effort to make his way into the swag. Obviously, he knows the nests are up there (he must read the blog!) and wanted to help himself to some eggs. With the help of a broom, we encouraged him to go elsewhere.

Randy and I spent most of Saturday working outside on various tasks. The porch railings, siding, shutters and furniture received a spring scrubbing and the buntings were washed and hung (you'll note I needed to adjust the end of the closest bunting, which I have since done!).

 

The patriotic doormat went down and the door, itself, got cleaned. The house windows, however, remain in need of attention. I never address them until after the spring pollen season, so now it's time. Due to my schedule and rain, however, I haven't gotten to them yet.

While we were at it, we retired our old flag and put up a new one that we had ready to go.

Would you like to sit on the porch with me?

Here is a little uninvited guest I found climbing the house. :(  He, obviously, knows the nests are up there and was determined to help himself to the eggs. When I discovered him, he was about two feet up the siding. We encouraged him (with a broom) to go the opposite direction and he slithered up under the wicker loveseat so that he was hidden beneath the seat. Yikes! He eventually left the  porch altogether.

Now that it's all ready, it seems a shame that there isn't enough to time to spend much time sitting and relaxing out there!