I'm spending a lot of time just standing in my backyard as it's the first one I've owned & it's nice to just wander around in circles knowing it's mine. Yeah, that sounds pretty naff, but it's also one of the many hinderences to blogging in recent times. To compensate, I thought I'd combine the garden & blogging & give a little guided tour via a few random photos.



Everything grows exceptionally well due to the soil which spent many decades being part of a nearby winery, hence, covered in vines. As such, the lawns requiring cutting nearly every weekend, but nothing really needs watering other than some palms in half barrells.



The main feature by far is the pond, of which there is actually two, the main one above & a second fibreglass one which.... well, I'm not sure why it exists. My sister has given some interest in it, so it may well be moved to new lodgings & I'll reclaim the area for an extra few feet of lawn.

The previous owner had a couple of tiny fish, but I could never find them after I moved in, so I put in five comet goldfish which are thriving & having a swimming good time!

One creature still remains unidentified in the pond at this point. It's roughly three inches long with a fat head & long tail & from all indications it's a tadpole which is developing, but it hasn't really changed dimensions over the last month or so. We'll wait & see...

I'd have taken some shots of the various aquaria pets, but they're either too shy or too quick, so you're just going to have to settle for some macro plant life!











Ah, it's a clothespeg! I liked the photo, so it made the cut, as did the pergola below.

I'm trying to find an outdoor table with bench seats rather than a setting with individual seats. So far, they're not easy to come by & the few I have found aren't too sturdy. All I'll need then is the barbeque & a few friends for the odd lazy Summer Sunday afternoon.