We’ve taken to decorating our rain barrels. Last year, I did my best rendition of some green herons on the rain barrel by the back door of the house. Anne has just one-upped me by doing a beautiful rendition of a stained glass window she and the girls gave me a while back on the rain barrel next to the cabin. Thanks to our friend, neighbor and fellow Save Rural Loudoun rabble-rouser Ryan Siemers for donating the barrel!
Check them out!
The pithy quote is “Beer will change the world* … I don’t know how, but it will.”
The pithy quote is “Long neck ice-cold beer never broke my heart”
And, in case that wasn’t fun enough, here’s the barrel I painted last year … I guess you can describe the style as “primitive American.” We’re thinking about how to improve the looks of the concrete blocks the barrels are standing on.
We have one more undecorated rain barrel in a corner where it isn’t seen much. Maybe next year …
Kidwell Garden 