Sweeping

Regular weekend task - lots of leaves from the house next door, but it's kind of ok. There are many birds which sit and sing in those trees and make my weekend quiet very enjoyable.

Views from the top

I had a very pleasant guy come from Advantage Roofing come to inspect my roof. I even got up there to take a look myself.

Some pics from up there: (things, though run-down, do look neat and I'm pleased about that).

That's Ian Williams, the roofing guy. Pleasant chap.

And what did he say about my roof? Well....

Topsoil - that's one ton?

During the past week, I ordered a ton of topsoil from Sapar. Pleasant young guy delivered it this morning (7am! Saturday!). He managed to spread it a little, using his truck trailor-lifter gadget, and it was up to me to do the work spreading the piles during the rest of the day!

It was a gorgeous day and I did it in 3 sections, interspersing the work with visits to shops. It was quite easy to rake around, though not without effort, of course. I quite enjoyed it, hope I got the levels right and hope it does somethign to rejuvenate the ground in that area of the yard. Might get some more to level off other sections, at a later date. Cost: $77. Not too bad, I reckon. I looks pretty small for one ton though. I had no idea it looked so small.

Got some free white rocks with the load (leftover from previous job, and buried under the soil). No worries - I have a place for those! and thanks! (Wish I hadn't given away the rocks that were here when I first moved in. Oh well.

Stand

In an effort to have a little oasis in the middle of the lawn, I've put a bunch of plants, yet to be properly positioned around the yard. I like the look but will have to eventually repot them all  and place elsewhere.

Things look better, no?

The passionfruit is spreading, the grass is green (thanks to recent heavy rains), things look neat. Anthony's truck and trailer are there as he is fly in-fly out to Mt Isa this week for work. There's plenty of room - I only wish I could afford to have the double garage built asap.

Red Robins rise

They've grown up to the level of the fence now and creeping up. I'm trimming them regularly to keep them at fence level, and to get them to broaden and widen and thicken. I might need to plant one more, in the middle, to assist with the hedge-y look.

From this...to this...

New gate

I had this built recently.  I do feel more secure as a result.

Night-time house view, Sept 16

House views - Aug to Sept 2016

This is taken from the Meiers side of the road, around a month ago (I'm only now just getting time to post). These photos help me to see what needs to be done, and also, with the passing of time, what progress has been made!

Yeah, no, that's not my extension on the top of the house. 

That's the house next door. My intention is to block that out with an extension of my own, in the same spot!