Springtime In The Garden

Just not our garden, I'm afraid!
Children's garden entrance

A throws pennies

G is surprised by the fountain

Lovely patterned paver of slag glass and cement

Very Wrightian fountain in the rose garden

Since we're still waiting to start our own garden, I thought it would be nice to take a trip to the botanical garden nearby. The boys and I had a thoroughly lovely afternoon at the Norfolk Botanical Garden.

More Pictures #1

There's probably going to be a lot of waiting for the next few weeks, what with the short sale and all. So in lieu of elevator music, here are more pictures of the house. I'll do these in installments to keep things going. I may also post some rough plans, and more color pics. Our interior choices for most of the house are pretty solid now. Enjoy!

This is upper bedroom No. 1. Note the lovely peach color and unfinished closets. We'll probably turn this into the master bedroom, with some tweaking.

The upstairs bathroom screams 80's, but at least it's a good size for a future master bath.

the No. 2 bedroom, in the front gable, has the weirdest paint scheme b/c of the color switches. Ideally, we'll be turning this into a sleeping porch and screening it in. Then we can re-use the gorgeous window on our master bedroom.

The loft area is currently a kitchenette, all that's going bye-bye. Not sure yet what to do about the furnace chimney enclosure, this area is kind of open for ideas.
The loft dormer overlooks the rear yard, and I can't think of a better place for a deep windowseat. I might add some built-in shelves as well. Looks like the perfect place to curl up with a good book.