when I purchased the house-the porch foundation was white too...

I'm focusing on things that may get me written up, such as when a city inspector comes to the area for "summer inspections". Today I got the front, exterior window trim scraped, primed, caulked and painted. I didn't want to go back with white, too much white here. I used the only non-white exterior paint I had on hand, a bit of a tan?...it looks good. I also finished the siding on the end of the shed- using the last of the red metal siding/roofing I had. Then I used an old metal sign to make the fence section from the gate to the shed- it had been temporarily done in chicken wire.

the shed end siding, and the metal sign + bamboo for fence

Some poke and lambs quarters for dinner greens:

Did I say how much I like the swing? Yesterday I took a bit of old floor joist and sanded one side and rounded the corners and drilled four holes for rope...and made the swing! It's a great place to be as the sun sets- and it's a nice breeze on a hot day, both forward and back.

A sweet tree swing. I won't be w/o 1 ever again.