Garden

Aftermath (365: 162).

Good Morning… (365: 160) — And it is Friday! 05:55:55 Waking up in the garden.

Dreaming (365: 156) — On my bed in the garden, winding down ready for sleep. Just daydreaming. Ten second exposure, lit by oil lamps.

Catching up on some paperwork (365: 154) — Life caught up with me today. An afternoon nap turned into the best part of a three-hour sleep. June and an instant reminder of why I love having the sofa bed in the garden. Probably time to start sleeping out again too.

Gary before ‘nap time.’

Sunday Reading (365: 148).

The view from below (365: 147) — I’ve done something to my back so I can’t sit down right now (well, I can, but if I do it takes me about 30 minutes to get back up again), so, doing press-ups naked off the edge of the decking over the camera was probably not a good idea.

African daisy — Osteospermum, commonly known as African daisy.

Garden wall — This is a Virginia creeper; the leaves turn all shades of red in the autumn. The picture illustrates how tall the fence is around the garden.

Lilies — The lilies are flowering in the pond. I can’t get close enough to take a decent picture of them. 2

Afternoon nap (365: 115) — I’m on vacation this week, which oddly means less time to think about and take portraits. My last few shots have either been journal snaps or hastily taken portraits. Normal service will hopefully be resumed when I have some time and inspiration.

The Last of the Sun — This small strip of deck gets the last of the sun before it dips below the houses opposite. 2

Vacuuming the garden (365: 113) — I made a bit of a mess sawing up wood to make shelves for my new shed. I also need to finish picking up the gravel spilt over the deck in the winter when the storms repeatedly blew over the bamboo plant.

Saturday in the sun (365: 105) – Just for a change I thought I’d take a picture straight after coming home from the traditional Saturday morning shopping (more nice ties bought), and before enjoying an afternoon basking in the sun. 1   5

Firelight (365: 98) – It was 27°C (81°F) in the shade here today, so what better way to celebrate in the cooler evening than sitting by the fire with a glass of wine. 4

Feet up (365: 92).

We started with 10 — The warmer weather seems to be bringing out the goldfish.

Tadpoles — Week 3.

Sunbathing — The first sunny day for ages. So, I am unashamedly enjoying it.

Sunbathing (365: 64) — The first sunny day for ages. So, I am unashamedly enjoying it.

Stragglers — I fear these will not make it. They aren’t moving much and are well behind their siblings in terms of development.

Taddies In The Making.

Waking Up (365: 29) – In the summer I sleep in the garden. In October I vowed to spend one night a month sleeping out and last night was February’s turn.

Reading in the garden.

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