When it is too hot to garden, go to The World's Longest Yard Sale; of course, it is hot there as well.  August is when the yard sale takes place, and it stretches from Gadsden, Alabama to Hudson, Michigan.  My husband and I attended with friends this year, but we only traveled a short distance from Mentone to Gadsden.  So much fun, but very hot.  It is a great place to look for garden art, and if you like rust, you are in for a treat.  Even though you can get some real good prices on garden art, it seems that the more rust, the higher the price.  The shopper has to learn to "Wheel and Deal."   I made a few shots of some items that I liked and purchased.

  Bought these items real cheap.

The Seven Sisters rose doesn't look too good in August,

but I hope that pink blooms will cover the old iron bedstead in the Spring.

These two bird baths with the old lids on top for the birds to bathe in are "Country Cute."

More unique garden art.

The old light fixture is my favorite piece, especially under the rose trellis. 

I had to deal real hard with the seller to get it for the price that I wanted to pay,

but that is part of yard "buying and selling"......fun, fun, fun.

The child's tricycle is another one of my favorite pieces;

the boiler that will be used as a planter is one of my Mother's. 

More "Country Cute;" I just love roosters.  I did not purchase these, but they were priced very reasonably.

Can't resist taking pictures of the local scenery; this old building would make such a cute garden shed. 

The side view of one of the churches in Mentone, Al;

the rustic wooden church with the rock foundation

and the picket fence show the uniqueness of a little mountain town.

And finally, what gardener doesn't like a good rock, especially when it is covered with moss.