Cupola 
I've ALWAYS thought cupolas were pretty...
and added so much charm to a cottage.
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A few years back, MR. SWEET built one for OUR cottage and
I just love it.
I DO want a MUCH larger ROOSTER up there, tho.
Maybe for CHRISTMAS ?
Do people ask for ROOSTER WEATHERVANES for CHRISTMAS?
YEP....I think they DO !!
A stone-WHITE birdbath...
and I just liked the looks of this photo with the sun shining behind and through
that plant...whatever it might be...:))
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...a neighbor gave them to me and I THINK
she called them cannas or something like that.
SOMEtimes...not often, they will
bring out the prettiest RED flower...
my ONLY claim to a PICKET FENCE....
just a tiny few pickets but they're pretty cool in my tiny garden....
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My WHITE Rose of Sharon...OMGosh, it has just about BLOOMED it's silly self to death this summer...
bloom bloom bloom.....bloomed it's little flowering brains out !!
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I'm pretty much gonna have to say that one of my FAVORITE WHITES....
WHITE WHIPPED CREAM on BRIGHT RED STRAWBERRIES....
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"Ya'll have a WHIPPED CREAM day !"
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Thanks to all these lovely hosts.
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Linking with
OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY
WHITE WEDNESDAY
REDNESDAY
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Thanks to all these lovely hosts.
Oh, I want a cupola! Around the time we bought our house I saw a similar home in a magazine - complete with cupola on top and that's been in my plan all along. Only problem - it's at the bottom of my sweetheart's priority to-do list. Things with more importance or urgency seem to keep nudging their way to the top. Thanks for sharing yours. Will let you know if I ever get one, too.
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Hi BJness! Oh, what a pretty post! Love your little cupola and I'm sure that little Rooster is just practicing until he grows really big!!
ReplyDeleteYour plants are so pretty and the pickets! You never disappoint me! You always give us a little food to eat! :)
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Cupolas are so Cottagy beautiful!!
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Asking for a Rooster Weather Vane for a gift??? I want a new back door for my birthday!! Yeah... really!! LOL!!
Love,
Marilyn
I think a weather vane is a fab gift any time! olive♥
ReplyDeleteLove your Rose of Sharon. Mr. Sweet did a nice job on that cupola! And, your picket and flowers are lovely.
ReplyDeleteSherry
Very nice! Cannas have to be dug up here every year so I have never planted them ...yet. Rose of Sharon won't even grow here....I am jealous.
ReplyDeleteYummy to both the strawberries with whipped cream and the cupola! I've been wanting a cupola for some time now and still don't have it! Whah! Maybe someday....love yours! and I love roosters too. I'm sure a rooster weathervane will fit into Santa's stocking. Love your white blooms too. Thanks for sharing.
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Sandi
I love cupolas...I had one built for our previous home and had a rooster weather vain on it too...then the people that bought the house, (he's a macho cowboy kind of guy) took the rooster off! ;D
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your beautiful post! It always feels like you are entertaining visitors on your blog...as indeed you ARE! Sometimes tea, sometimes a stroll around the yard or gardens.....always nice!
ReplyDeleteLove your cupola, it would look great with a big ole flying pig on it too:@) Your Rose of Sharon is pretty, I'm glad it's doing so well for you this year-enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI'd love one of those for the shed. DH could build one, but he is resisting!
ReplyDeleteIt was a good year for Rose of Sharon here too! I love the blue ones.
Strawberries?? Come see me, I have been missing you! :)
Hi BJ Sweetie...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful share today. I love your garden and that cupola, I would love to have one. DH did an awesome job of constructing one for you. It is so beautiful.
Now I have always loved a Rose of Sharon. Moma always has one in her garden too, but if memory serves me, I believe hers is a pinkish purple color. It is across the back of the yard. So beautiful, and sure does stand up to the heat in Oklahoma there.
Now I love the strawberries and cream and I could sure use some about now. It is 96 degrees in the house and still climbing. The air went out last night and they are still not able to get to us. If not late today, then tomorrow. I am praying for today. It is so DARN hot in the house. All the fans are running but when it is 112 degrees outside it is hard to find a cool place inside.
Thanks for cooling me off for a spell. I sure did enjoy the strawberries and cream. It cooled me off for a spell anyway.
Have a beautiful afternoon sweet friend. Thanks for sharing.
Still no package sweetie.
Many hugs and much love, Sherry
Such pretty things. I love the cupola...they just really add something to a house.
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I love the cupola too, and it would be very cool to see a big rooster up there. Wonderful photos of your gardens and flowers.
ReplyDeleteHello Sweet BJ!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a cupola on my house with a great big ole chicken weathervane! So, you are lucky that Mr. Sweet built one for you.
Your flower garden looks lovely and I'm really hungry now for strawberries and whipped creme!
hugs
Sissie
Hi, BJ! So glad that you dropped by for a visit. As you can tell, I am on a break, but I saw that you left your calling card and wanted to reciprocate! :-)
ReplyDeleteI hope to be back blogging again in September. Mr. Magpie has had some health issues, so I am waiting to see how all of that shakes out.
Sending you hugs. Love all the cupolas. I have a weather vane, but no cupola! My weather vane is a cooper whale. Cuppola remind me of Mt. Vernon, and I'm a big George Washington fan.
Love to you. Hope you're staying cool in the heat that has been summer.
Back to my break...
XO,
Sheila :-)
P.S. I forgot to say how much I love your pickets and plants! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour cupola is so cute. So you want a weather vane on top of it? That's what we have and DH is SO proud of building it! I love your picket fence, too. I always wanted one of those. Your garden looks very lush in spite of all the heat and dryness. You must have a green thumb there, my friend!
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Jane
Love all of your whites especially the whipped cream! I could use a bit of that tonight before bedtime:) Another blogger just posted about a copula and weathervane recently...
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Enjoy your evening dear BJ! HUGS!
I love cupola's. I want to put an old one on our garage-the strawberries looks so good!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe have a cupola on our barn, of course it has a horse on it! I love them, there are several places nearer the coast that makes the copper shinny ones and they are beautiful! I must agree with you that the white whipped cream is yummy!!!!!! Also love your picket fence. I don't have one but I do have a rail fence around the horse pastures and they make great backdrops for some of my flowers. Great post as always!!
ReplyDeleteI vote for the WHITE WHIPPED CREAM on BRIGHT RED STRAWBERRIES. YUMMY :-)
ReplyDeleteLove cupolas, and your flowers are beautiful,thanks for sharing. I must say I am with you on strawberries and whipped cream.Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sue
Yes, I believe those are cannas, BJ. I have them too and I love them. Mine has orange flowers....Christine
ReplyDeleteStrawberries look delicious with that whipped cream, but it's the rooster weather vane that has my heart singing tonight. Wish I could think of a spot for a cupola. Love it! ~ Sarah
ReplyDeletePicket fences are one of my favorite things!
ReplyDeleteAny little bit wil do in my book. =)
Good to see you.
Blessings
barbara jean
Cupolas and picket fences...two of my favorite things.
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Stop by my other blog sometime, I post a lot of cupolas :) www.barnyardsandbarnacles.com
☼ Sunny
Beautiful photos. I love the layout of your blog.
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You have a cupola and a rooster weather vane? I am so envious!
ReplyDeleteI love that cuppola! What a dear Mr. Sweet is:>) It must have been a good year for Rose of Sharon, mine bloomed more than they ever have. The lowers actually weighed down the branches!
ReplyDeleteI see your temp right now is 61, aren't the cooler temps wonderful?
I've always had a thing for cupolas and picket fences!
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I love your cupola BJ! What a neat idea to add that! I'm adding to my "want" list :)
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Dena
What lovely photos you have shard with us. I have a feeing you live in a little corner of serenity; everything is so so pure and nice; love it!
ReplyDeleteHi BJ
ReplyDeleteI love cupolas too but have never had one. They add such character to a house.
love strawberries too with ice cream..:o)...
I think the Rose of Sharon is doing very nicely this part of the country too. It must have been a good years for plants.
Thank you for sharing all the beauty around your home..
have a wonderful day
Judi
*hugs*
I think your little picket piece is sweet!
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(¸.•´ (¸.•´♥ Lori Lynn ♥
I love everything...I enjoyed your beautiful post!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Virginia
I can't think of a better Christmas gift! I asked for crown molding last year and I got a ceiling fan another time. Those are perfect gifts. I like your cupola...I think they are so cute too. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteG'eve BJ ~ I love cupolas ... we have a 'PIG' on ours ... you know 'when pigs fly...'
ReplyDeleteYour florals are so pretty backed with the picket fence.
Save some dessert for ME!!!!! :)
Have a lovely eve ~
TTFN ~ Hugs, Marydon
This was a sweet post! I like everything every time I stop here. You take the best photos and just put things together so amazingly. Have fun! Anne
ReplyDeleteLove all the Red here -especially the rooster weather vane and strawberries and cream!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely blog you have too. Will be back again to read through earlier posts…
Have a great week ahead,
LOLA:)
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