The Patio at Christmas

We can still enjoy our patio in December, 

so we added a little lighted Christmas tree.

 I just put it into a blue and white flower pot.

 I love that we can see the living room tree 

thru the sliding glass doors. 

When we open the doors it's as if the tree 

is right on the patio.

For the coffee table centerpiece, 

I filled an old Coca Cola soda crate

 with greens and two oil lamps.

I attached a red bow to the twig wreath

 on the old window.

My orchids are blooming, so they get to stay.

Old sleigh bells are draped on a basket filled

with pinecones.

 The table planters box is filled with salvaged
 objects. Fresh tree trimmings are free from
 the discard piles at the Christmas tree sales.
I got mine at Home Depot.

 I tucked in more pinecones, twigs and the
bottoms that were trimmed from the trees. 

It all smells like Christmas.

We always eat breakfast out here, 

...and lunch, and dinner too., 

A big poinsettia plant.

It will last for months and then get

planted in the yard.

Another little tree in the corner. 

This one has colored lights.

I let my ficus tree die so that I would have
bare branches to fill with little white lights.

 It's usually warm enough to have most
 of our meals outside.

The planter filled with poinsettias.

 That's Christmas in Florida!

Cheers!

Links: Between Naps On The Porch,
A Stroll Thru Life