GARDEN GLIMPSES 21

The first weekend in July arrived and I took the following shot to show the passionflowers and clematis outside the front door. A week later I took another shot of the view from the doorway, looking down the garden path.

The above shot is of four plants my friend gave me from her garden. I was worried about having to clear too much of my wildlife inspired overgrowth and decided to make a friendship patch using plants friends had given me to do so and these are what she gave me. As you can see in the next shot, they are sited next to my mint/chives.

This shot shows that I have been taking action clearing the yard. It ended up that I needed to clear the back end and this shot shows about half of the stuff I cleared. Yes folks, my Dad the super hoarder did not only store a load of junk in the house I inherited, but in the yard at the very back...

In the front yard, a scene of contrast was erupting as the usually darker roses burst into a show of pale pink second flowering. This brightened up the yard considerable, as the aquilegias and azaleas are done flowering.

SUMMER SLOSHING 13

Here is the latest shot of the drinks closet, which had a tidy up at the close of June. Also at the end of the month I completed the painting of the toilet door trim as demonstrated in the second picture above. It was not long before the door itself got my attention, and by the close of the first weekend in July, the upstair hallway painting was completed.

While I still have the view, I will share a shot of the 'overgrown' back yard. neighbors have accused me of having rats and household garbage in situ as well as being overgrown, and although I don't, I am supposed to clear my vegetation. THIS shot shows the habitat I love - as do more than 4 species of butterfly, 6 of bee, multiple of bird - http://birdaugb.blogspot.co.uk/ , and various other creatures including hedgehogs and frogs.

Alas, this may not be the view I have while cooking for much longer due to heartless ignorant neighbors and bureaucratic council ponces.

Continuing into July/August, I placed out a brand new, clean duster and the polish bottle for my son...

...to get these back. I think he actually used it! I was hopefull that the lemony scent might make him realize that his room stunk - as whiffs issued out into the hallway everytime he opened his door, and indeed it appeared to be that way for a few days as he began to open his windows. However, it appears it is the lemon scent he dislikes, as he soon stopped and has trapped the 'yukky' smell back in his room again, since.