A new day, a 'New Dawn' ~~~~~

Just a quickie post to celebrate the opening of the New Dawn climbers - they are so pretty 

and really light up the back fence.

The three old birdhouses look somewhat dilapidated now but I haven't the heart to take 

them down and throw them out ~ there's a nest in the yellow one, a tiny bird who isn't fussy

about needing a new roof or paint job, probably a wren or chickadee, haven't been able to catch 

a glimpse of who visits yet.

  My neighbor behind the fence has a Southern magnolia tree ~ it was tiny and quite tidy 

for several years after he planted it but has now grown into a monster. The leaves drop over 

the fence onto our garden causing quite a mess. As they say, "a garden is a job forever", so true.