This morning we woke to blue skies and sunshine which gave us a beautiful spring day with temps in the mid 60's. It was the perfect day to get some of the outside jobs done.

John made us a nice breakfast again this morning--eggs, bacon, tea, and toast. After eating, we got cleaned up and headed off to church for the Sunday service. This afternoon since the weather was so good, we decided to tackle the job of cleaning off the screened porch and getting it set up for summertime use. I got the job of hosing down the porch, screening, and the siding on the front of the house. While I was doing that, John worked in the garden getting rid of some weeds and trying to decide where he wants to plant the different vegetables.

The cleaned porch floor

Once the porch was cleaned, we put down the new carpet that we bought at Menards a few weeks ago. It fit perfectly and I think we'll really enjoy it this summer.

Unrolling the new carpet

Porch is all set up and ready to use

We have flown American flags for years, and every once in a while we have to replace them. The last one got all ripped up so we took it down before we went south in the fall. Today was the day to put up our new flag. We like having the flag up as it helps us see the direction and strength of the wind.

Raising the new flag

The new flag is up

The warm weather of the past few days has brought out the apricot tree blossoms. The tree is looking very pretty right now. It's the only tree or shrub in bloom just yet. I think that will change this week, as it's suppose to be sunny everyday with the temps finally reaching the 70's.
After following Survivor since February, we watched the final tonight--Rob won!