Cheaper than Therapy

1 of 30: Leopard frog in late spring

2 of 30: Larger pond in back yard

3 of 30: Clematis by the side of the house

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7 of 30: New bat house placed this summer ('10) on chimney. Hope to see bats use it next summer.

8 of 30: Antique bottles I bought at an antique show. Wrapped wire around the neck and then tied rafia around it.

9 of 30: Come spring, the chickadees are the first to nest in the bird houses. Later come the wrens.

10 of 30: Wrens like the condos.

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12 of 30: Flea market find. Stapled landscape fabric to the bottom and plugged in chicks and hens.

13 of 30: View of the back of the house. Pergola covered with Concord grape vines.

14 of 30: Thus the butterfly in butterfly bush.

15 of 30: Fenced in garden area to keep the rabbits out.

16 of 30: I harvested potatoes for the first time from my small garden.

17 of 30: Deck area

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19 of 30: This variety of Black-eyed Susan (?) self seeded itself in my yard. It seems to be more resistant to Japanese beetles. I love the way it grows in different spots in the yard every year.

20 of 30: Side entrance filling in nicely with perennials.

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25 of 30: My husband made rain barrels and placed them around the corners of the house. Watering the plants is no longer a chore.

26 of 30: All the rain barrels are covered with a fine nylon screen to keep mosquito problems down.

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30 of 30: East back corner of the yard