Spaniels, Dump Trucks, And Bleeding Hearts; It's Wednesday!

Outside That Old House, the lilac blooms are plumping up.
We'll have plenty to cut this year.

We have two shades, a purply-mauve, and a deep purple.

I'm going to hold off cutting branches to bring inside till Friday.
I want them fresh for weekend company.

Also outdoors, our neighbors are planting a forest.
Or park. Or something -- on the big bare slopes behind their newly-built house.

It's been very entertaining now for 3 days, watching the landscape crews at work.
A dump truck is helping; there it is, right between our grape vines and bamboo.
Yes, we gave them permission to drive on our grass. It grows back!

Dion has his eye on those new trees that were just planted, so near . . . .

Don't even think about it, Dion!

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Speaking of Dion, a couple of weeks ago I found this at a garage sale:

A long lost relative!

A Staffordshire-style spaniel.
He cost us all of 25-cents.

A couple of cracks, but no repairs.

Who will notice a few small lines?
That's what I tell myself, anyway, every morning . . . .

That's Part 1 of my red and white for this Wednesday --
Red & White Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, real and not.

Part 2 belongs to Mother Nature:

Our white bleeding hearts; love them! The pink ones are further along in the border, but I love the red tulip against the fresh green and clean white. I'm going to have to remember to tuck in more red tulips come Fall.

Just, don't come too soon, okay, Fall?

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Visit Sue at It's A Very Cherry World for Rednesday:

Hop on over to say "Hi" to Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for Outdoor Wednesday:

And don't forget Kathleen at Faded Charm for White Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday! -- Cass