Doug's Latest House - Progress

A LOT of progress!

 

Creepers cleared, planter-box across front wall removed, plants rescued

and transplanted to the back garden.

 

A new front door for half of the house being installed.

A LOT of clearing in the back garden!

Work done on the inside too.

There is a pioneering couple as initial tenants in the house.

 

They were the first tenants in another of Doug's houses.

That house divided around them.

This one will too.

 

Go forward Douglas!

So Good to Come Home To...

The last flush of roses around the garden...

And the glory of Coprosma. (Crocosmia Jane says - Thank you Jane!)

 

Autumn is deepening!

Movie - Freedom Writers

Vi and I sat and watched this movie this afternoon.

Set in Los Angeles 1992 - 1995 after the racial riots.
A new teacher is faced with a class of racially divided students who have no incentive to learn and look forward to a life of any significance unless they die in a violent confrontation.

She helps them find a purpose for living and learning despite opposition from them and some of her peers.

Well worth watching for most of it!
I was sorry she and her husband didn't live a marriage centred life...

Autumn is in the Air

The leaves on the trees are changing colour...

The mornings and evenings get cooler and cooler.

 

I am glad for a warmer spell right now!

Anger and Acceptance

In the book "Bandiet out of Jail" by Hugh Lewin being read over SAFM radio at 11:45 weekday mornings -

"He could not achieve the necessary balance between anger and acceptance."

I can relate to that...

When the balance is not right the anger is not productive and the acceptance is passive.

Curious Grape

Now this is the most curious grape I have seen...

It looks like three grapes grew as one.

Busy Tuesday...

The veld ready for fires...

 

A sacred pause.

I walked to the waterfall.

Dark and rugged path.

 

A pause for Tai Chi. 

A touch of Autumn.

In Autumn and Winter the succulents come into their own.

 

Now this is really growing where you find yourself...

The roots make their way amongst the rocks.

Wonderful textures and colours.

And back to the other lushness.

Hey... I'd love a bench like this in my garden!

 

And as I leave the glorious Barbeton Daisies are blooming.

As we walked to Cabryn's 10th birthday supper on the 10th March

I looked back at the progress on the patio project.

Doug, Nadia and family,

Erene and Kayla, Vi, Glenn and I.

Dom and Cindy arrived later.

10 candles!

A full and happy day.