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January at home
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most elaborate external Christmas decorations in the road were probably
those of our new Chinese neighbour at the end of the drive. |
May in Devon
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The wonderful view down into the valley from the garden at
Horridge Deer Farm... |
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...where we stayed in the ground floor suite of a
modern barn conversion. |
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Although past their best, the bluebells made a
striking contribution amongst the spring blooms. |
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where old trains come to die at the end of the line
past Okehampton |
Summer in the garden
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Things don't always grow... |
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We decided to use some of our home-grown bamboo surplus to make a (Mrs)
trellis... |
...upon which there's a clematis like this one, which we seem to remember is
a "Cardinal" |
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One year on, the passion flower down the side of |
the house is really getting itself established! |
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Round the back the Golden Hop was taking
over the left hand side of the house... |
...while the clematis "Montana" dominated
everywhere else and hosted two Blackbird nests. |
October - Hebden Bridge
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One of the rare occasions when we (a) went out for
drive somewhere with no ulterior motive, and (b) took a few pictures of
each other, of which these were the least embarrassing. |
The fence - revisited
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Erected October 2003, through the middle of |
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a laurel hedge which looked pretty decimated |
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On completion, |
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2003 (above) |
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One year on, 2004 (above) |
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and beginning to look a bit better |
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Christmas Eve 2005, and our side is
progressing |
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well, but now the other side has been
cut back |
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