T Stands for Tuesday & at the Lake House

I am posting early for T day, as our hostess will be gone for Tuesday-so she's posted early, and I will be working at the lake house.
    We are driving up most every day now trying to get things finished and smaller items moved since it is still raining off and on here with more rain coming in-we have really had enough rain this month.

You are most welcome to join us at T Stands for Tuesday, just share a photo of your beverage and stop by our hostess Bleubeard and Elizabeth-find link in my right hand column.

I have a few more photos at the lake. (photos will all enlarge-just click on them)
    Friday we drove up to work with our two helpers and our friends came up too and we all stayed later than we normally do. The guys were all fishing in the afternoon, and my friend and I just chatted at the outside table and watched all the boats go by. 
  I have no experience or any clue as to what it's like to live on the lake.
    Friday was definately opening day for boating at Lake in the Ozarks. I never knew there were so many different types of boats. Cruisers, speed boats, those fast boats that the younger generation uses-pretty wild and crazy haha. We all had fun watching everybody on the lake.
   Saturday was busy too as was Sunday, but today (Monday) we had morning thunder showers so the boats came off the lake and many packed up and left. This area of the lake seems to serve many driving from the Kansas City Mo area.

This friend, one of our work helpers, was always showing with his hands that he had a huge fish lol

Catfish caught

The guys ended up getting a big stringer of fish-catfish, bass, and more. Our friend took them all home and we had fried fish dinner with homemade fries and sides on Sunday for all of us.

Today we mostly brought up some of my grilling items, rod iron table and chairs to restore for the deck, an electric smoker, a few garden tools,a huge copper pot that Hub's uncle years and years ago had drilled lots of holes into for drainage for flowers-since this gorgeous pot is destroyed now I will do the same.
    I also brought my three potted plants of lavender, oregano, and strawberry plant.  I watched the sun and realized why the previous owner had hostas on that ledge-very little sun-so my lavender especially will need to be moved as it needs full sun. I am thinking I will plant some of my mints up there as they don't need sun all day long. A friend gave me that dragonfly waterer for a gift. I have never hooked a hose to it but I love it.

These next few photos are right outside the door between the steps going down to the house. I took these photos while it was raining. I brought down these two large leaves that I had picked up at a garage sale years ago-perfect for holding water for the birds and butterflies. I placed a brick to keep the leaves from blowing away-but I need to find something not so high for the butterflies.
   Does anyone recognize what this plant is-does it have flowers? it came up on both sides

I love our new brick walkway

I also brought down this hummingbird on a pole with hook. I usually place a hummingbird feeder here but for now I hung my windchime-with a hummingbird lol I pounded this piece into the ground-ran into rock a couple times finally found a good spot.
     We discovered these pretty lilies in the iris flower bed.

For my drink reference I am sharing a photo of Hub's hard root beer. I found this at the Aldi store and wish I could try it as everyone says it is soooo good, but it has gluten in it as it is beer based but tastes like root beer.

Happy T Day!!