Flowers by accident

Regular maintenance at an old farmhouse on the side of a hill includes shoring up against erosion.  This particular maintenance had not been done for several years prior to my grandfather's passing.  Fill and topsoil are collected from around the farm and placed strategically around the foundation.  This process combats regular erosion as well as keeps surface water out of the basement and directed away from the house.  DH focused on this project last year in response to the excessively we spring that we had.  So far this year very little water has gotten into the basement.  There are still some areas that need attention and some 'freshening up' of the dirt piles could be done so they look like they belong there.

In one location at the front of the house Mother Nature has done her own beautification.  Daisies, similar to these, are growing in between the front steps and the exterior entrance to the basement.  Seeds from these beauties must have been in the pile of dirt and they volunteered to grow right by the front door.  They are in an unusual location, but I will mow around them this year.