Takin' it to the Back

Today I'm showing you our backyard.  No credit is due to me, though. This beauty is all my Mama!  She works so hard out in the yard to get it to this point.  And let me tell ya, it ain't easy.  We have a creek flowing through our backyard under the deck that you all will see soon, and creeks come with lots of wildlife.  I'm talkin' deer, bunnies who eat all our plants, squirrels, gofers, cats, skunks, snakes {!}, and our weirdest creature to date, the three wild turkey we found in our oak trees one day.  It was not near Thanksgiving time, however. Bummer (:
Our backyard was definitely the selling feature of our home when my parents bought it ten or so years ago.  With a custom hot tub and waterfall...I mean, who wouldn't love it?!  After all the weeks of hard work my mom put in to the yard, here it is! {Sorry the pictures are all kind of sun glared...it's hard to get pictures out here when the hot sun is peering through all the darn trees!}

View down to the deck. Beyond the deck and about 100 feet down is the creek.

View up from the deck:

Bench pillows and seat cushions from Pier 1:

Our lemon tree....which reminds me I need to make some lemonade soon!

Potted plants by the spa:

Succulent centerpiece: 

And that does it! I've been trying to get my tan on out here by the hot tub a little each day, but it's so darn hot I can barely stand it.  A few days ago I got so hot I just jumped in the unheated spa to cool off (:


Do you love spending time in your backyard?




Have a wonderful Tuesday. I've got another 6am shift at work...yikes!
Love,

PS. Go take a peek at the interview I did with Shelley, the owner of Meadow Boutique {the boutique I write the blog for in Seattle}.  It's sure fun to find out how she started her beautiful store and learn more about what it takes to own a boutique!