Front Porch Spring Mantel

We couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous spring day Sunday to celebrate Easter.     There were 10 of us for dinner and we spent a fun afternoon hiding eggs in the yard...several times!     Kyleigh hid them a couple of times for the adults to find...lol!

I created a spring Easter mantle with fresh cut flowers from the yard.....

I filled ironstone pitchers with stems of snow balls to create a simple mantel for the porch.....

And added a pair of concrete birds......

To complete my snow white spring mantel............

There are several large snow ball bushes in the back yard.....

that are in  full bloom....

I took time this morning to relax a while on the porch after a busy Easter day....

I just sat in the sun ..............

and enjoyed a cup of tea.....

I found a single white iris in bloom this morning and wanted to make a small floral design for my tray.....

I filled in around the iris with some fresh cut boxwood and a couple of small stems of photinia that I found.

The two  wicker planters that I bought at the auction a few weeks ago found a home on each side of the faux fireplace.    I plan to plant them with live flowers later,  but for now I made a nest for my rooster with some faux greenery.

Several of you have mentioned that my posts have not been as frequent as usual and asked if I was ok.    The truth is..... I haven't been feeling well for about a month.    I hope  my doctor will have  my health issues under control soon      Thank you all so much for your concern.....hope to be back to my normal in a couple of weeks.