This is a picture of the “other side” of the house. There’s no yard here, as the driveway, which we share with the neighbor, takes up this side of the property. The greenery shown here is a myrtle patch (complete with a photobomb). In retrospect, I kind of wish I …
The pond is driving me insane. I thought I found the leak. When we set up the stream, we used two overlapping pieces of pond liner (a big no-no). I knew this wasn’t a good idea, but it worked for a couple of years, so I figured it was ok. …
Every year, I fix leaks in the pond until things get stabilized. This year, I thought I had things fixed, but am now experiencing another leak that I can’t figure out. The leaks have always occurred in the stream that flows into the pond. I guess the dirt must wash …
The weather is supposed to be seasonably warm for the long term forecast, so I started planting the warm weather crops in the garden. I managed to plant tomatoes and cukes in the veggie garden and basil in the herb garden. And, I planted three varieties of coleus in the …
This is a picture of the side yard, as taken from the “dog area”. There are four evergreen trees planted on the side property line. Two of them were planted a while ago and are decent size. The other two were planted recently, and have some catching up to do. …