Winter Solstice

We'd just had a night of rainfall, which greened up the grass, after a long spell of dry brownness.
The verandah is developing - slowly.

Lookin' at my back door

Untidy in the kitchen...

but, you know what? It doesn't look so bad...

Topsoil spread out

One week later...

There has been plenty of rain so the grass is leaping out of the ground. Whilst annoying in terms of labour, it also means the topsoil will be better held in place.

I managed to spread it all out in one day, which meant the rains the following day hit the spot. Here are some shots of the garden, a few days later.

Another angle

This morning I happened to walk across the road to chat with Mark and Lisa about something, and looked back at the house, noticing that I had not seen it from this angle before.

So I took a couple photos.

All hail the bloody power-pole!

Anyway, my plants are definitely growing, and that's good to see.

Lookin' out my front door

I see growing things!

Post-Script: 3 years on -  this is how it looks March 28, 2019 -

Symmetry

Bought another fake box hedge plant-in-a-pot today, from the Ipswich Buy and Sell Facebook page. It was so cheap!

So now, I have matching sides on my porch! Adds a sort of cache to the old place. As if someone is thinking of it, and trying to make it better. Which I am.

How much better will it all look when it's painted?! (Get rid of that effing blue)