The morning the girls were due for their visit....my Dad helped me borrow this fern from the woods behind the house to create a centerpiece on the old oak table in our camp.
This table has special meaning for me as I discovered it in pieces in the barn on my grandparents' farm when I was a newlywed (many years ago)!
Yard sale bunnies huddle under the shade of the fern...
August this year has served us unusual heat and humidity....
But with the tall pines and the lake nearby to cool off in...we have not suffered...
This beautiful home at the end of the lake has always been everyone's "dream house"...
Feeling grateful for all this beauty...
Grateful for the peaceful and calm days of August at the lake...
What a beautiful post!
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Shelley
Very lovely! You did a great job showing how peaceful it is! Love your pictures!
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what beautiful photos, you must have very amazing times here...
ReplyDeleteHow lovely the lake looks - what a tranquil spot you live near.
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Helo my friend!
ReplyDeleteCome and visit my blog today. I have linked to you!!!
Smile from me ;O) And a little hug too!! ;O)
Oh Laura, I'm so envious of your lakehouse...it just looks so peaceful...an idylic getaway retreat. I look forward to seeing many more images of your visits there. XXXX
ReplyDeleteOh Laura how enchanting is this lake! You're lucky to be able to spend your holidays there!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy it!
Big hugs
Vale
Beautiful photos...makes you want to jump right in!
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of beauty at the Lake House, Laura. That last photo is particularly gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, peaceful and creative... what a lovely combination.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right.......how grateful we must be for all this beauty......
ReplyDeleteSuch true words.......I love the images you put in this post......real beauties....
Nice day
How pretty and serene... I love the yard sale bunnies...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Makes me want to stop and slow down and cool off in that lake!
ReplyDeleteOh you are a lucky girl!!! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE the transferware tureen that the plant is in! Gorgeous!
How wonderful to have a place to go escape to! Enjoy!
P.S. -- Laura, I don't know what happened, but I got your comment on my email and published it, but now it is not appearing on the blog!! If you want to re-do it, that'd be great! I don't know what happened! So sorry!!! :)
How dreamy...it looks like a wonderful place to spend some time! Glad you're enjoying yourself:)
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Peaceful and calm days of august at the lake,how romantic... now I enjoy them with you!
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Magdalena/Color Sepia
oh what a dream to have a place on the water...any water! you are a lucky gal indeed. i love the "bunny huddle"!
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erin
Laura....your images are as always so lovely....and being a lover of kayaks, that last picture made my heart skip a beat in memory and excitement......what a great photo that is.......I'd be out there at 6am amongst nature (with a cupa joe)
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you live this girl's dream - to be on a lake -
Hello, you have got beautiful blog and your photos are pretty. I like visiting your blog, because I love flea markets, antiques and decorating too. Have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scenery and the fern on the table is gorgeous! Have a blessed day!
ReplyDeletehallo my friend!
ReplyDeletesuch a lovely place, beutiful pictures!
have a nice weekend!
warmhug lotten
What a great surpise to find in the barn!
ReplyDeleteLove the photos, and I see why that house would be everyone's dream house.
Enjoy!!
Rosemary
lovely!
ReplyDeletehave you seen the new wisteria catalog? they have these whimsical fly swatters and i thought of you and the lake house. my current post also features an online shop i'm sure you're aware of (pale & interesting) but pop on over anyway, if you can.
xo
A wonderful-peaceful place - and the fern-arrangement looks very natural and harmonious! Warm regards, Traude
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ReplyDeleteI just found your blog. I love it! So much eye candy! I could spend hours here just looking and reading! Beautiful! I have just started my blog and am going to add you to my blog list!
So happy to have found you. :)
Adrienne
What a beautiful serene place! I could just sit and be for hours on end. Thanks for sharing, I needed that claming break!!
ReplyDeleteGale
Nothing like water to relax the senses and rejuvenate the soul either ocean or lake the effect is the same calming, beautiful, tranquil and majestic. ENJOY! Meg
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your beautiful photos. Looks like a very enjoyable place to spend some time. Sandi
ReplyDeleteOh Laura,
ReplyDeleteYour words and images have so perfectly captured the eternal beauty of a lakeside summer.
I will carry these in my heart,
oxx, Marjorie
Beautiful post about the lake house. We spent last week at our friends place at the lake but, it was not nearly as charming & we were surrounded by BOYS! Big & little boys. Somehow things are not as pretty. :) Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love the home on the lake. If only walls could talk, I bet there would be a story there. Sharon
ReplyDeleteJust heavenly!! My grandparents had a grand Victorian hilltop in the Catskills with a large pond & the crisp cool August nights were & remain a favorite of mine. Throw in a light sweater & chasing fireflies ...great memories.
ReplyDeleteThe last photo is spectacular!!!