Saturday, 10 June 2023
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Apart from my undertaking (yesterday’s submit), right here is the remainder of the weekend’s photographs.
We’ve a chickadee household within the techno birdhouse.



The mesh panel for beneath is for fledglings to take a seat on, if want be.
Ilwaco submit workplace
Allan collected mail and checked out our volunteer backyard, which appears to be like sparse because it readjusts to having had the large Stipa gigantea moved off to the west facet. And the lilies within the entrance row have largely been picked off, whether or not by deer or people, we have no idea. Appears to be like extra like people to me with the neat manner they’re snipped. Makes me surprise why even hassle.

He noticed two neighborhood cats, Yoyo and the tux.


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Skooter loved the sunshine.



I made two backyard mattress corners look higher, in my view, with pots of cuphea.



Makes the nook extra of a full cease.


Across the backyard:





Sunday, 11 June 2023
Allan industriously mowed the J Crew Cottage garden; as you possibly can see, it doesn’t take lengthy to do.

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Skooter lounged some extra.

As I moved a great deal of compost to my new backyard mattress, I loved the passing surroundings.


After the compost was unfold and earlier than extra firm arrived, I observed a rose climbing a giant hardy fuchsia by Willows Loop East.

I needed to choose one to odor it as a result of all of the flowers have been upon excessive. The perfume was swoon-worthy and I stored it by my chair to odor all night.
Wanting west over the backyard from the east path.

Willows Loop East path wants some clipping earlier than it disappears.

Those that dare to courageous the darkish tunnel are rewarded with Calycanthus ‘Hartlage Wine’…


…and Drymis winteri.

Rising from the south finish of that path, you encounter rose ‘Radway Dawn’…


…and the hearth circle.

Alliums within the centre mattress:

Centranthus ruber within the south catio:

I used to be thrilled to note {that a} billardia, completely different from the same old blue berried one as I recall, was climbing the fence. I had thought it was a goner earlier than ever beginning to develop. It’s rising with the jasmine, has pale dangling flowers, and might need pink berries.

The backyard in night, simply earlier than I went to Alicia’s for some mutual guests.
