Finally... Friday! I'm looking forward to a weekend of traveling, good music, and some time to relax. This time next week, I'll be in Chicago. Hooray! I've retired my sunglasses today (& Scott has, too). It's a rainy, windy, foggy, 58 degree Friday in Ocean City. On the brighter side of things... Spring is right around the corner!Those are my baby irises! They're a sprouting! That means Spring, sunshine, and Summer are closer. I get so excited when my garden starts blooming and becoming colorful after a cold, harsh winter. Can't wait for these pretty little sprouts to look like this...

My yard was overtaken by blackbirds today. For almost 2 hours...I guess that I kind-of invited them to my home, actually. I put bird seed outside almost every day for the birds and squirrels to feast on. Recently, I started putting deer corn out for the squirrels to pick at and gobble up. The swarm of hungry blackbirds took full advantage of my generosity this afternnon. One bird quickly plucked all of the corn off of the cob while the others hovered around and dug the fallen corn off of the ground. Team work, right? (these aren't actually before & after...

A few weeks ago, I scoped out the historic, and abandoned, Shore Drive-In in West Ocean City. Everything on the lot is trash (especially considering that most things on the property are rotting away, rusted, and unusable). It seemed like things were just left there for me to stumble upon. While there, I picked up this rusty old fan cage knowing that it had potential. The cage has an emblem on it with the makers brand name, from the 1960's, that I thought was pretty cool.Well, this is what I made from this icky, rusty, fan housing:Ta-da! It's a nifty...

1.) This pretty & bright, sunshiney kitchen. (source) 2.) The world's smallest aquarium. Isn't it cute? (source)3.) These dreamy new wedding dresses from BHLDN, a branch of Anthropologie. Aren't they to-die-for? 4.) Cheery green Fire King Jadeite teacups found while searching on Etsy. You'll never have a bad day if you drink hot tea from a pretty teacup first thing in the morning.5.) Sally Jane Vintage has lots of new things on her blog in her Etsy store! Look at all of this Spring goodness... & her clever "army of me".6.) Mumford & Sons... Snagged this album at our local...