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| The House behind a field of Foxglove flowers |
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| The veranda posts have been completed and painted |
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| A more finished look - glass rails will be the next improvement. |
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| Interior painting. |
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| Judy relaxing at the end of the working day. |
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| Painted posts and beams. |
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| Painted posts and beams. |
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| Water Management 101 - Judy is catching as much waste water as possible for the garden, here the overflow from pressure washing the roof. |
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| Camas beyond its prime - the quintessential Gulf Islands flower. |
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| Name to be determined |
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| White Foxglove |
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| Foxglove |
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| Foxglove with bumble bees |
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| Judy pulled out a weed with a root this long. |
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| This House Wren built a nest in this large birdhouse, which was sized for a Flicker. But then it was evicted by a larger bird, a Swallow. - Never mind, the House Wren moved over the another box, which was the right size and carried on with nest building. We now see a pair using the box. |
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| A male Violet Green Swallow. After evicting the House Wren, the swallows moved in and modified the nest to their liking. |
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| American Gold Finches have started to show up at the feeder. |
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| A Pileated Woodpecker, a daily visitor |
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| Blossoms on the Mirabelle Plum tree. |
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| Blossoms on the Italian Prune Plum tree. |
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| Bluebells |
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| White and yellow daffodils. |
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| Unknown; grows all over. |
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| Blue flower carpet behind the house. Violets? |
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| Added some planter boxes for vegetables within the deer-proof enclosure of the fruit trees. |
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| Set up a primitive water supply for now. |
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| Daffodil close-up. Daffodil is "Osterglocke" in German, which means Easter Bell |
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| So far mostly daffodils, but other flowers are coming out too. |
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| The happy pair. |
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| Just glowing in the back lighting. |
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| All over the hillside |
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| A two-toned variety. |
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| White daffodils |
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| Wall flower (Name to be clarified) |
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| Grape Hyacinth |
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| Oregon Grape |
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| Built a new birdhouse for a Flicker. We saw a flicker hammering away at another, larger birdhouse as if to attract a mate. We hope to attract a pair with this new birdhouse. |
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| The front is lined with bark. it is hinged at the top and can be opened for cleaning. |
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| Here it is up on a tree, in plain view from the veranda. |
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| The Northern Flicker from the bird book. It is a type of woodpecker. |
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| Another birdhouse recently built and mounted. This one is intended for a family of House Wrens. They were nesting in an older house in the same location last year. Now, in case they are interested, their house has been replaced with a new model. |
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| Freshly planted ornamental plants in the best soil you can imagine. |
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| Insulation and vapour barrier - all done. Inspected by Chris, the building inspector. |
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| Meanwhile in the garden. |
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| Daffodils galore |
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| Flowers on Rosemary bush |
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| Sleeping bumble bee |
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| Judy contemplating garden design. |
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| She is a digger. Digging rocks out from the soil. |
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| Ready for transport down the hill. |
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| Great for filling potholes in the driveway. |
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| An on-going project. |
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| The rocks will soon be rolled flat into the softer ground. |
