Down the garden path

Down the garden path.

There is something about this path making that has really lifted my spirits.
All of a sudden I can see some structure to that big, empty stretch of dirt that we've been looking out on. 

And I adore those curves.

The same can't be said for Bertie's shed. It's pretty much just your normal shed apron ( is that what it's called?), but at least Bertie can now be housed safely and we are more than happy about that.

We had the roof cleaner here as well yesterday. He worked on that roof for seven hours, and still didn't manage to reach the top!

We knew it was dirty, but really....????

Our lovely painter was here today.  

And he will be back again tomorrow.

Through our bathroom window early yesterday morning.......

In the photo you can see that our weeping elm has recovered, but it is still quite bare in many places. They are all dead branches. Haven't had a chance to do anything about it just yet....to be perfectly honest I'm not sure what we'll do anyway!

Oooo...... nearly December 1!! 
Some Christmas loveliness.

Lovely rain equals mud

 Monday morning.

(I love seeing these skies from our back door). 

But that didn't stop our tradies descending on the place at 7am and working in the showers and mud!

Nine of them in fact.

Just over 6 mm of rain......

....so inside for morning tea and lunch.

Outdoor taps connected, a new air conditioner in the Garden Room, power connections to the sheds etc, concrete man to check the path positions and aprons to the garages and the gutter guard lady measuring for replacements.

Ewww.....this is an ugly corner.
It might be a bit of a challenge to pretty it up!

Sewing day
Showers and mud meant an indoor day for me on Monday too.
I bought a couple of very old linen sheets from the op shop ages ago for $3 each and decided to cut them up and make them into cushions for the Garden Room.

I love them...imperfections and threadbare patches and all.
I would love to know what the letters T N stand for.

Bill and I went out for the day today. It was a tradie free day for us at home.
Bought myself a plate from Freedom. $8.95.
 ( such a big spender!)
Christmas is at our place this year. It will be our  first decoration.

Some garden bits that made me smile late this afternoon......
The first flowers of Geranium Rozanne.

Beautiful lilium just starting to open......

The herb Dill gone to seed......but oh so pretty.

7am start again tomorrow. Our tradies must sleep so well at night. They put in some very long days and most of them travel at least an hour to get here!!!
I'd be exhausted before I even began!

Oh My Goodness

OMG #1

No explanation required.

OMG #2

It's a monster!

OMG #3
Bill has just been in to tell me that the willy wagtails are re-decorating........ Surely not!


The art of the garden path.
A few flicks of the hose and we all got the idea.

No, we're not putting a concrete path through the native bed (heaven forbid!), but we have decided to plant some nodding saltbush and ruby saltbush tubestock that were kindly given to us, around the pathway which will be gouged out like a snowplough! 
Normal leaf litter pathway.

The workers
The electricians were here all day Friday getting work done to connect power to the shed. They also connected a ceiling fan in the Garden Room.
They will be back tomorrow, along with the painter etc (that means I'm not sure who else but believe me, there'll be someone !)

Flynn's Advent calendar goodies all wrapped and ready to be sent.

The view through our bathroom window on Friday morning.

The Iceberg rose is doing it's job again.

Garden surveillance
New hollyhock colours.

I wonder what this will look like???

I bought it at the Garden of St Erth.
It's called Erodium Cotswold Cream(I just liked the name).
So exciting checking each day to see whether it has flowered.

Same with this lilium.......looks like it is ready to burst!

The perfume in the rose garden last night was amazing after such a warm day, especially around Albertine. 

I couldn't help noticing how perfect the greyish foliage of the wormwood looked next to the pink blooms of Brother Cadfael.

This one is called Artemisia absinthium. 
It is different from the other wormwood we have.
In fact I like it much better than the more common one. 
I must remember to take some cuttings of it. 

This native ground cover called  scaevola is blooming like crazy in the native beds.  
It covers itself in masses of violet fan- shaped flowers in Spring and Summer and looks amazing.
 I must take cuttings of it too.

Loving my biro. $3 treat for myself.

Mmmm...there's that circle thing going on again!

OMG #4

No explanation required......*sigh*
Bless you little man.