Summer is Still Here....

 Summer is still here in our area, it's been so hot and will be for a while, so I'm not yet decorating for fall anytime soon around here....But here's a few little changes I made on the side table that's in the living room....

I've added our little vintage Hummel (look alike) figurines here for the rest of the summer....the white ducks/geese put a smile on my face as I passed them inside the curio cabinet one day, and so I decided to display them on the side table to notice them more often....things really do get lost in the curio cabinet, it seems....

After taking the photos, I noticed that the eyelet table runner was very dusty....and one thing led to another....it's been washed now along with some other table linens. 

I guess it would be a good time to get some major dusting done this month of August, lol! It's on my to do list for sure, since it's too hot to be outside! 

RAINY DAY SURPRISES....

This week it's been very dry, but we've had a rainy summer with rain nearly everyday. The rain is always welcomed and brought with it a little surprise that I found one day outside....and so I had to take some photos....

These mushrooms (shelf fungus) just appeared on the old tree stump one day, seemingly out of nowhere. It looks like little stepping stones to the birdhouse rustic cottage. Doesn't it remind you of the things that fairytales are made of? It does me!  I noticed that the mushrooms only stayed for a couple of weeks....

 

The day after taking the photos... the stepping stone mushrooms were gone.... with only small traces of what once was there....I was glad I had snapped a few photos. 

They had left almost as quickly as they had appeared....

A reminder I guess of the temporary nature of everything that my eyes can see. A reason all the more to remember to cherish every moment given, with a grateful heart, in this very moment. And so I will. 

Until next time...

Stay creative and have a beautiful day!