Dancing ladies blooming again

Profusion. Maybe 'last gasp', as there has been so little rain.

Early days of Summer (but it's Spring)

Woke on my Wednesday day-off (.8) to walk around the property. Lovely to notice the sprinkler on next-door - they must have got up early to put it on, AND that's why that goober next-door (Josh) wants to make sure his precious lawn is protected when I get my mobile home in, over the fence, via his yard. Dick-head. Anyway, with the sunlight falling from the East through the sprinkler, with the big sky backdrop and some greenery, it looked very tropical, and very pretty, but very dry.

Repainted out the back

The back of the house, under the dividing fence has concrete as a retaining wall. When I first arrived, it was grey concrete - not at all inspiring. I painted it black, or Monument or Domino, whichever colour I had handy, and I think it has made that area look a lot better. It looks more intentional now. Neater.

I want to further paint arches on the corrugated fence, over the birdy panels, to create interest, but getting the right golour green paint and then measurig big enough arches will be a challenge. I can't remember exactly when I first painted the back wall - turns out it was 2019. I have had it that colour for 5-6 years already! First June 2019 decision making process And then May 2020 further painting updates

Up early on last day of Sept holidays

...to put another coat of black paint on the awning, and to paint the rest of the fence at the front. It looks so smart now! Of course, that unpainted bower-seat still needs painting. White, I am thinking. But I need to scour it some more first to remove bits of old red colour (from Ron's old place).

Some of the cross-beams are half-rotted but I will paint them anyway, a bit later. So here is how it looked 6 years ago, in 2019 -

and now....

Still some bits to be fixed and redefined, but on the whole, much better street appeal!

I painted the top half of the front fence

It was needing a refresh and I had only enough energy and paint to do the little top sections along that side this morning. I will get around to finishing the bottom section at some stage.

There's Rosie!

Front garden pics from up a ladder

I painted the front window shades

Got up at 5ish to paint them, as the sun beats in on that side of the house in the afternoon and we have been having 35 degree days lately. First coat: used painters' tape too.

Johnny and Connor visit

John came back to add some washers under the screws on the shaeds, and to grind off the long ends of those screw, so that they did not stick out, and everything looked better. Connor, his son, fifth child, first of his second marriage, and my cousin, came as well, to help him carry out the big piece of furniture I was giving him.

Latest of myself

Dubbs goes back to Cobar

He was up here for a few days to see his heart specialist, and have an angiogram. All well, thank goodness.

Sweet peas from the neighbour