Shutters are up and it's done-zo!

Finally, my shutters are up and the exterior of the house is done. From 2 years ago to now!

New paint (Brown Tee Pee by Behr; New shutters (architecturaldepot.com); new lighting from Lowes; 

Before: (2 years ago)

   

Now:

My fall yard plan is to trim a lot of of the shrubs and two large trees in front of the house and that's that!

Dahlias

Here are some of my dahlias I planted this year. Unfortunately, I planted the tubers a little too late and while they've been blooming for a few weeks now, it will soon frost here in RI and I'm afraid my 2011 season of dahlias will just have been way too short!

Anyway, here are some of my favorites!