My Five

The picture to the left is of my favorite tree. It's a tree I planted around 20 years ago. It will hopefully still be standing, straight and tall when I am long gone. It isn't my favorite tree because it is the prettiest (though it ranks near or at the top), it is because it is the tree I sit under the most.

I have a small round picnic table with four benches, and at the end of a day outside, or even at the beginning of the day, I like to sit on one of those benches and lean back against the tree and enjoy it's cooling canopy.

I can see all of my backyard from underneath the tree. I can see my garden, most of my flowers, and down the hill from my vantage point. It shades my hostas, bleeding hearts, ferns, and other shade loving plants. It has a special place in my heart.

It is one of my five.

I use to read a column on Omaha, about "My top 5". Five things were listed of what that columnist loved most. Inspired by a blog written by SemisweetSouix on a similiar premise, I thought today would be a good day for a blog of my five. It's Friday after all, and nobody should have to think too hard, or feel to pressured to write something really witty.

I know most list their family, friends, and pets so I am taking them off the list, they are a given. It can be hard to narrow down a list to just five things and for some people they draw an immediate blank. For those taking part in the 30 day blog challenge, I know it may seem like an uphill battle at the moment with the days ahead of us blogging. So feel free to list your favorite five things as well if you are needing an idea or subject for the day.

If you are a music lover, you could list your 5 favorite songs, singers, band. If you like to cook, your 5 favorite dishes. If you are a movie buff, list your favorite 5 movies. If you are an avid reader, 5 favorite books or authors.  If you are a fellow gardener, list your favorite 5 plants (variety names included please, I am anal like that,lol). You get the idea.

My favorite 5 things...

1. My tree of course, and all things garden related.

2. Chocolate, it pretty much ties with #1, but most of you who know me already knew that.

3. Linens and glassware. I have a thing for pretty linens and glassware. I am drawn to them like a magnet but most of the time I end up buying them for gifts instead of keeping them myself. Tablecloths are a particular weakness of mine.

4. House floor plans. I love to look at house floor plans. When I am bored on-line I can be found googling new house plans. However, I am never satisfied with the original plans. I ALWAYS have to reconfigure the floor plan so that it makes more sense to me. At times I wonder if I shouldn't have considered being an architect. It's all that icky math stuff that nixes that idea.

5. Anything art related. I like to draw, to paint, do pottery, and all of that other creative stuff that keeps my hands occupied. I don't do as much as I use to but that needs to change. I need to just find a space and designate it just for that purpose.

So there you have it, from the top of my head without a lot of thinking. My five.

What's yours