I Like Thursday Post # 20 ~ Summer Dreaming

This is what I found when I opened my back door on Wednesday morning. 

When I was waking I was dreaming of the Kinship quilt I have  been sewing.

It was an image of the quilt top in my yard for a photo.

It was very different from the layout that I have been thinking of using.

The image started to fade and I tried to slip back into the dream to see it better,

but a soft noise on my back porch brought me fully awake.

I open my door to find this tree.

It was not really a surprise.

I knew it was coming but I did not know what day.

This tree was ordered online and hand delivered to my back porch from 

ShrubBucket

This is a 

Hydrangea-Panicle "Quick Fire"

I bought this tree because the description says

"Zone: 3 - 8

Mature Size: 8-10ft High x 6-8ft Wide

Current Size: 4-5'

Growing Tips

Prefers good, loamy soil. Most adaptable of all hydrangeas to different soil types. Most urban tolerant and very difficult to kill. Prune in late winter/early spring. Medium moisture, not as water dependent as Hydrangea. Will tolerate drought." 

This 

It is the third tree in two years that we have planted on our front lawn.

The other two trees were dappled willows that we purchased from a nearby garden center.

Neither one survived despite the fact that we followed all their advice 

and took the very best care of it.

Nothing else in our yard has died. 

We decided to find a different tree from a different place.

This one says ""difficult to kill" ... sounds good to me. 

And it is so pretty ... 

Looking forward to seeing this tree grow. 

Third times the charm!

Also in this order and delivery were two pink climbing roses 

to grow over our new garden gate and trellis.

These will someday look like this image of  Rose "New Dawn"

"Rosa 'New Dawn'

This repeat blooming rose has captivated the world with its large, blush-pink double flowers that bloom profusely until frost. Its abundance of fragrant flowers has made it so enticing, in fact, thatNew Dawn was voted the most popular rose in the world at the 11th World Convention of Rose Societies! Butterflies adore this rose, which can be grown as a shrub, but is more well-known for its excellence as a climber."

I knew I wanted a good climber,  pink and it had to be fragrant. 

Looking forward to seeing this bloom. 

Finding it locally was proving difficult.

I will order from ShrubBucket again.

(If you are in their delivery area and decide to buy from them,

let me know.  I can get free plants for referrals.)

This is the book I read this week,

I picked it up in the gift shop at the local hospital when I went in for bloodwork.

They have a lovely little gift shop that is run by volunteers to raise funds

for the hospital and I always buy something when I pass though.

Other things have made me smile this week  are these lovely charms

Dragonfly Dreams Posted Here

and 

Katniss and I have had a good week so far with the

Kinship Fusion Sampler Sew Along

Here is today's block ~ Day 18

Now if I could only recall that dream image of the layout!

Well, that's all I got this week for my friends at the

I Like Thursday Bloggers @ Not Afraid of Color

May you have a Happy Thursday!