May Assignment Hodgepodge

[F, Calla & Luca]

Hodgepodge What a great word with such interesting synonyms : )

agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment,botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry,grab bag, gumbo, hash, miscellany, hotchpotch,jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley,mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, mishmash, mixed bag,montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri,ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble,shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter

This month we can have a potpourri of images, well, don't we always in the end? Really let's see anything you want, things that inspire you, dogs, flowers and in honor of DJ, junk: ) It's spring, time to be free and frolic.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

We went back last night and they were gone. I hope that means they were ok!

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Junk!

I was out trying to find the perfect.... I had a plan.  It never works out that way.  So, better late than never, I found Junk

Junk close up

I'm really thinking, because of the surroundings: home, landscape, cottage, this was ART!  :) It caught sunlight an was very pretty, really

[F, Calla & Luca]

It is pretty junk : )

[DJ & Chance]

I love bottle trees. nice!!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

I think it's very pretty, Anne! And you don't have to trim it :)

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I think this is really pretty!! I could see this in my yard :)

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Great find Joanne.  Here is a link to the history of bottle trees: http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2010/10/bottle-tree.html

My neighbor who is from the mountains of SW Virginia designed one and had a metal worker make it for her.  She is a hairdresser and traded hair cuts for the labor.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Anne, so interesting.  I'm going to  make one myself now. My neighborhood seems haunted in recent years!   

Thank you so much for the information and the link.  What I thought was junk, has a lot of history.  I've never seen one but I bet now that I know about the practice I bet I see a lot more

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Hope it works Joanne. Be sure to post pics of your bottle tree when finished.

[DJ & Chance]

This is a great one!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

This one is terrific!  How interesting!  I never heard of bottle trees!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Oh wow....I love this bottle tree! Now I want one!