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Katek Tue 06-Jun-17 11:26:17

My garden always makes me feel better-thought I would share a moment of tranquillity amongst all the problems we're experiencing at the moment.

This was taken from our bedroom window at 10pm last night.

dustyangel Thu 15-Jun-17 17:43:27

This is it,still got the builders pallets in it. The second one is out the side window.

I'm really enjoying this thread, very restorative, if you know what I mean.

By the way MawBroon, I keep meaning to say that whenever I see pictures of your garden, it reminds me so much of our last one in England. Same lawn, fence at end, trees behind. Probably better flowers though.

dustyangel Thu 15-Jun-17 17:33:45

This is ours at the moment, we had a carob tree trimmed yesterday! The attractive television on the floor is because DH was trying to get me to agree with him that the bigger one he liked, was better. grin
I'll try to find a photograph I took last month of the normal view.

gillybob Thu 15-Jun-17 13:14:10

I can imagine what they are saying oldgoat smile

"Howay Derek, there's more than you feeling the heat you know"

Just in case you wondered... DGS (7) christened a wood pigeon that came into our garden Derek and whilst we get quite a few, he thinks it's the same one... his Derek.

No idea where he got the name from mind you?

oldgoat Thu 15-Jun-17 13:06:32

The wood pigeons are obviously suffering from the heat today. One of them has been lying down in the bird bath for several minutes now while the other two have formed an orderly queue.

JuliaSeizer44 Wed 14-Jun-17 20:17:31

Phoenix Sounds wonderful. There is nothing more beautiful than the bucolic British landscape.

phoenix Wed 14-Jun-17 19:44:30

At the moment I'm not able to take or post a photograph, but my usual place for posting on GN is the old desktop pc in the "office" I.e. third bedroom.

The window looks out on the back garden, which is very much a work in progress!

However, there is an ancient mixed wood "hedge" at the bottom, with a lovely dog rose scrambling over the hawthorn, oak and willow.

Just over the hedge is a field, currently devoid of livestock, as they are getting ready to cut hay, but often home to sheep or store cattle.

I look out of the window often, and there is always something to waste spend time observing.

There are deer that can often be seen browsing along the hedge, wood pigeons and magpies squabbling among the branches, and of course all of the many neighbourhood cats stalking through the grass, perhaps trying to emulate their ancestors and being "tigers in the jungle"

Bellanonna Wed 14-Jun-17 19:04:02

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JuliaSeizer44 Tue 13-Jun-17 04:40:17

I'll bring the kiwifruit muffins and chilled NZ Sauv Blanc. grin

Jalima1108 Mon 12-Jun-17 23:16:45

I'll bring my folding chair so that I can just gaze at the scenery and supervise the working party grin

JuliaSeizer44 Mon 12-Jun-17 23:07:57

Ladies, you are welcome any time! Dunny is inside, so no worries about that! Paintbrushes, crowbars, chainsaws provided ...

Jalima1108 Mon 12-Jun-17 22:48:04

We could form a working party smile

although, on second thoughts - is there an outside dunny?

Chewbacca Mon 12-Jun-17 22:38:39

Wonder if Julia would let us go and "help" with the renovations Bella? We're awfully good at house work aren't we?

Bellanonna Mon 12-Jun-17 22:20:46

It's beautiful! Hope it goes on giving you lots of joy!

JuliaSeizer44 Sun 11-Jun-17 23:51:23

Our little love shack in the remotest subtropical Far North of NZ. The house is a wreck...but the view and the remoteness make up for all the renovations we are having to do.

Bellanonna Sun 11-Jun-17 23:05:51

Me too! Where is it ?

Jalima1108 Sun 11-Jun-17 22:59:49

[sigh]

with envy

JuliaSeizer44 Sun 11-Jun-17 21:43:00

This is what I wake up to every morning...

callgirl1 Sat 10-Jun-17 02:08:03

Love that last pic!

Chewbacca Fri 09-Jun-17 22:20:18

Your DD/SIL are so lucky Katek to have a view of the water. Always a changing scene and always beautiful. I'd love a sea view!

Katek Fri 09-Jun-17 22:11:59

DD/SIL don't have a front garden as such as they live beside a tidal basin. Beautiful in a different way.

Moneyboss Fri 09-Jun-17 17:53:30

Lots of lovely gardens. What a joy to see them. Thanks for sharing.
Tried to post pics of front view and back garden but can't seem to do it. Not sure why.

NotTooOld Fri 09-Jun-17 17:45:56

This is a lovely thread. I'm really enjoying seeing all your lovely gardens. I'll have to get round to showing you mine - but don't expect too much!

Lona Fri 09-Jun-17 16:44:18

Views from my balcony, side window and kitchen at the front of my flat. It's quite noisy at times but there are lots of beautiful, mature trees all round, which I love.

Nanabas Fri 09-Jun-17 07:37:29

Taken last week before the normal Scottish summer weather returned!

Mapleleaf Thu 08-Jun-17 09:50:23

Thank you for posting pictures of your lovely gardens, everyone. If I knew how to do it, I'd show you mine.
I'm not a gardener as such, it's a case of plant it and see, plus lots of pots, but on the whole it seems to be working, and I do enjoy being in the garden, cutting grass, weeding and potting up. The birds seem to like it, too, and they are a constant source of pleasure.