In May 2013, about nine years ago, we were house hunting, and fell in love with what was to become our Yellow Cottage Homestead. #ThrowbackThursday
· house · landscaping · ThrowbackThursday
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For week/year 35 of my 52 years celebration, from 2005: my Mum and her husband Brian with me at the Portland Japanese Garden, during their visit to the US. #ThrowbackThursday #52years
· 52years · david · family · landscaping · ThrowbackThursday
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On the homestead blog: I thought I’d conclude the homestead blog with a guided tour around the property. Yes, with some bonus duck and chicken pictures.
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On Friday (during our house inspection) we went to a favorite restaurant for lunch, McMenamins Roadhouse, maybe for the last time. It has fascinating architecture, and pleasant gardens.
· landscaping · shopping
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I enjoy our small pond and stream, that gives a pleasant sound of trickling water from the deck.
· landscaping · WaterFeatures
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On the homestead blog: various flowers that are blooming around the homestead at present (more in the post). 🌼🌱
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So nice of us to install a salad bar for the deer! Here's a GIF of one sampling the flavors, before Jenn chased her off. 🌱🦌
· deer · gif · landscaping · trees
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On the homestead blog: planting our front garden. 🌱
· GardenPlumbing · landscaping
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Looking from the fountain garden towards the cat house, with a whirligig, irises, rocks, maple tree, bird feeders, the cat house, and more visible. 🌼
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On the homestead blog: pictures of our cat graveyard by the pond. 🐈🪦
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It’s the purple season, with lots of irises and bluebells. 🌼
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On the homestead blog: this morning we woke up to some surprise snow, so of course I felt an urge to fly my drone to capture the winter wonderland. 🚁❄️
· aerial · landscaping · pond · snow
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A couple of aerial photos from my drone of the snowy landscape around our pond and wider homestead. Not a huge amount of snow so far. You can see the new pond island in the center of the pond, and ducks nearby. ❄️🦆
· aerial · ducks · landscaping · pond · snow
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The answer to today’s question, as correctly identified by a few people on Micro.blog: a forest of moss in a shady corner of our driveway that never sees the sun. 🌱 #WhatsItWednesday
· landscaping · WhatsItWednesday
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On the homestead blog: last night it snowed a little for the first time this season, so this morning I flew my drone to capture the snowy landscape from the sky, plus some ground-level pictures on my morning rounds. ❄️🚁
· aerial · landscaping · snow
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From 2006, the tiny yard of our townhouse, and some pictures of fish in our small pond. #ThrowbackThursday
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Some icy pics of the pond and surrounds from my morning rounds. ❄️🦆
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Unusual views of the brown gazebo, with the pond deck and white gazebo in the background of the first picture.
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I turned on the string lights on the white and brown gazebos, as a bit of holiday festivity. 🎄
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The answer to today’s #WhatsItWednesday question, as correctly identified on Micro.blog and Facebook: a mushroomy fungus thingy on the back lawn.
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On the homestead blog: I flew my drone today. Check out some aerial photos of our homestead and beyond. 🚁
· aerial · landscaping · pond · trees
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