Curb Appeal has begun

A little over a week ago, we started on this. And now we have this. Fence down, shrubs and trees trimmed, and it is starting to look better. Dear hubby and I are falling into bed at night totally exhausted, but well rewarded when we look out the windows of our house and no longer see chain link fence surrounding a jungle. We will be taking that enclosed porch back to a regular porch and residing the house. I can picture it in my mind. I think it is going to look nice! I needed something new for my dining room table and had picked up this canning jar lifter thingie at a yard sale for fifty cents and my mom had found the tray also for fifty cents. Berry vine, $11.99 and the little bird and nest for around $6 at the local shop, the rest was just gathered stuff and a quick trip to my MIL's yard this morning yielded the flowers. Not bad for under $20. And speaking of nests. I changed some lights on my porch this morning, have been waiting...