July is Here!

The fourth is in a few days and our activities are in full swing.  One project is complete,
and another is in the works.  I will share them with you once everything is complete.
I have many photos yet to download and share with you, but during the summer when the kids
are at home and there are activities to be part of every weekend, it's not easy to sit and post.
I know it is probably the same with you.

I am going to take a few weeks off from posting and will see you here on the first week of August.
I hope that you enjoy your Fourth of July and have a blessed summer.  See you then!

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Blue Birds and Garden Life

It has been raining on and off the last couple of days, but I managed to get a few shots of the

garden and our yearly visitors.  The photos are not clear due to raindrops, but I still wanted to share

our beautiful little neighbors with you.  Every year in June our little blue bird guests fly over to 

lay blue eggs in their nests and they are almost ready to hatch.

Do you remember this post?  We managed to get photos that time of the little ones in their nests.

The Bluebirds have had challenges this year with other birds.  The other birds get territorial in
our backyard, so when they see unwanted guests, they try to keep them away.  But the
bluebirds work as a team and both female and male, protect their nest.

I also posted my gardenias which I left out from this post last year.  You can see how

many flower buds they grow and how the weight makes them droop.  These flowers

fill the back patio with a marvelous fragrance and are as potent as the Jasmines on the other

side of our yard.  

Last year they were all malign with spots, disease, and mites.  I've been using

remedies for plants to help them maintain healthy foliage this year.

The biggest challenges have been the gardenias and the hydrangeas. 

Another bush loved by butterflies is the Butterfly Bush or Milk Weed above.  It has a faint 

sweet scent and it attracts hummingbirds as well.  This is a hardy plant and grows back every year.

It is a low maintenance bush, something I love.

The clay urn you see here is the fountain I created last summer, you may view the tutorials here to create your own.  The birds enjoy it, especially on hot summer days.
How is your garden growing this year?

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If you haven't already read the news, Google Reader is shutting down
on July 1, 2013.  If you use Google Reader to follow Inspirations by D,
please consider following me on Bloglovin or subscribe to the blog and get
it in your inbox. There is also time to transfer the blogs you read over to
bloglovin.  I have done so and I recommend it.

To learn on how to transfer blogs you read over to bloglovin read this post:
Replacing google friends connect with Bloglovin'
I also recommend reading this post: 
How to Move Your Google Reader RSS Feed to Bloglovin’.
Hope to see you there!

Hello June!

Happy June everyone!  I hope that you are all getting ready for summer.
School is out in our area and our first stop was the beach.  Nothing beats gorgeous
 clear blue water, white powdered sand and plenty of fun.

Have any of you been experiencing time going faster than normal?
The months are zooming on by!

We hope that you will enjoy your summer while we try to enjoy ours.