A WINDMILL FOR ME!!!

I have had a fascination with windmills for as long as I can remember.  I've admired them in farmer's fields, alongside barns, clad in shingles, in paintings of Holland--you name it!  Knowing that I would not have room for a real working windmill, I would settle for one that was garden size. So you can imagine my delight when I saw that my favorite auction house was offering up a windmill.  Oh, I do love a good auction and the windmill was calling my name. 

Heart racing, I drove down to the auction to preview what I hoped would be mine.  It was perfect!
It stood a little over 8 feet tall (yes, it would fit in the back of the pickup), would look great in my space at Splendid with some other yard art for Spring/Summer presentation OR it would be a wonderful addition to my own backyard.  You can't see it in the picture, but one of the blades is curled up a bit.  Soooo cute!

So, I mentally determined what my top bid would be and sat back and watched to see who my competition might be in bidding.  Would it be the lady that was looking at it longingly?  Was she imagining it in her garden?  Or the man who was carefully examining it; would he be a competitor?
Maybe it was the guy who was looking at it nonchalantly.  Was he serious, but trying not to show his hand? 

The windmill was almost the last item on the long list of goodies to be auctioned.  Finally it came up and the bidding started briskly.  I was so caught up in my own strategy of winning, that I didn't even look around to see who my competition was!  Finally the auctioneer pounded his gavel and I WAS THE HIGH BIDDER!!!!!!  The windmill was mine!!

For now, it is nestled among the rhododendrons in my backyard and I have been thoroughly enjoying watching the blades go round in the wind.  It remains to be seen if it will actually end up in my booth at Splendid.  Perhaps, but I might need to enjoy it for awhile myself!

Oh, yes.  I do love a good auction!