Thursday, July 25, 2013

INSPIRATION THURSDAY, A HAMMOCK AND FLOWERS

A hammock amongst the flowers, image courtesy of BHG.com
OK, now a hammock is something I've always wanted.  Before we got the property, I imagined a hammock strung between two trees.

Then we got it and, while this may seem odd, at the farm, since most trees are mesquite, and a lot are quite small and spindly, there are no two trees I've found (so far) that would work to string up a hammock between.

But when I saw this picture not too long ago, I realized I don't need trees.  I could just plop two poles into some concrete filled holes (or a pole and a hole packed with dirt) and make my own 'hammock' area wherever I decide.  Of course it would HAVE to be planted with flowers, even some bulbs might be a nice touch.

Be inspired! 


9 comments:

  1. Shade for the hammock would be good to so you're not looking up to the sun.

    I enjoy reading your inspirations each week. Keep it up!

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    1. Ah yes, definitely. I'm going to scope out areas this weekend. Of course, I guess it should be close to the house, so as to not walk 7 acres to it, LOL. :-)

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  2. Remember last week's Inspiration Thursday posting and you were wondering what the chairs were looking at. I can imagine they would be looking at something like this. (-; Beautiful!

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  3. A hammock on a freestanding metal base may not look as "BHG"-ish, but has the huge advantage of being easy to move into sun or shade, depending on time of day and personal inclination! Just a thought :) Or you might want to try a stand first, for one season, to help you decide where you want to build a permanent installation.

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  4. 1st Man,

    If you have a neighbor who has cut down some trees, you can use the tree trunks as your poles to hold up the hammock.

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  5. This would work so much better in my secret garden than the two chairs I have in there. I really don't want company anyway!

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  6. I think you need more than one ;-) ;-)
    Oh and one for 2nd man too. :-)

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  7. I think you need more than one ;-) ;-)
    Oh and one for 2nd man too. :-)

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  8. As Alison said, you must have two. As I will claim the second one. :-)

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