I absolutely love the old truck! Great recycle idea. Would love to have the room in my yard to do that. Sweet pic with your little girl in it too. Would love to find a big cart like you have in your other pic. Love your garden junk ideas!

How wonderful to have an old truck!!!!

Love your whole garden...The truck sets it all off...

This is fantastic! Very artistic with the placement of truck & flowers and young Shana! It's fun & imagine the places you could travel in your mind, in your own backyard!
Vickie

Now That's Garden Junk!!! 1st Prize!!! Adorable Daughter too!!! Wish my baby was that age again!!!lol!

Love it!! Cute little daughter,love the planted truck bed & the hollowed out log chairs. You've been busy!! Jan

You have brought back a ton of memories for me. My Uncle used to have several old antique cars (out in the country) that he was always intending on "fixin' up". As a child these very vehicles became my 'grown up fantacy' play areas. With fake candy cigarettes hanging from the corner of my mouth, I must have driven a thousand imaginary miles in those cars. Lucky that you were able to get a picture of your little angel while she was 'makin' memories'.

Ole' Ole' Ole'!!!!!!!!

Thanks everyone. Only you guys understand me. Most around here just shake their heads at me with what I put in my yard. That just makes me want to find even more junk LOL !!!

BTW, the little girl, Shana is my neice. She understands me !!

Hey, calico...I'm glad you post sometimes! Your gardens are JUST WONDERFUL! Luv' the tour! The old red wagon with the watering cans is so cute...but not as cute as the smile on your neice's face! Luv all the "old stuff" ... especially knowing it's "recycled!"

Just a note (cause of your name), have you read the book "Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World" by Vicki Myron...the author is from Spencer, IA...and you listed NW IA as your zone...anyway, if you are a "cat person," or an IA person, you would luv the book! We read it in book club. I'm a "dog person" & thought the book was really fun!

TFS your wonderful pics! Keep enjoyin' the summer & your gardenin'! Jeanne S. (NE Iowa)

That's just too cool. Love your yard and the truck is great.

Ramona

Here is a link that might be useful: MY BLOG

jeannespines-yes I know of the Dewey book. Spencer is only 60 miles from me. I have the book but, have not started it yet. I do more reading in the cold months !! I have heard it is a fun book to read. Thanks for the compliments.

Kim

it's nice that you gave this beautiful antique a nice home.

Awesome!!

I want one too!!1 It does look outrageous, I too rode many miles in an old catalina in my grandparents yard. But My husband, he wants to know where it is, He says you'd know why. I don't know what he is so upset about I offered to plant a 57 chevy for him and he about had a duck. Men will we ever figure them out.

You made it work well, fits right in. Normally I'd want that OUT of my yard, but I really like what you did with it, especially the flowers in the truck bed and the rusted look.

Fantastic! Dramatic! Picturesque!
Very artfully placed.
kathy

You've done a wonderful job.Keep posting.
Kathi

Hi Calico, nice to see you post again. I love your yard and how you've made that old truck into a show piece. Your niece is darling!

hugs, Karen

Calico~

I'm really glad you decided to post all of your pictures and junk! What a great collection you're amassing! The truck is awesome...it looks like it's been there for years with all of the flowers in the bed! Thanks so much for sharing with us...it gives us all inspiration to try new things!

Thanks everyone. I love adding to my "collection". I am going to Minneapolis this weekend. Already have 3 junk shops to stop at on the way. Can't wait to see what I can bring home with me. LOL !!!

Kim