if you thought our garden looked like state, look at my next door's! this is the view when sat at my computer!!!
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at least ours is a work in progress!
poor you :(
O.K. I give in what's the problem?? ;D ;D ;D
Mike, non at all, I love gazing out of my office window and seeing all those beautifully built sheds that are kept in such good order. ;) I must tell you though, it took me ages to realise that the pigeon on the washing line post wasn't real!!!! ::)
I would love to see what views everyone else has whilst daydreaming out of their windows, I bet there is some lovely ones. Everyone, please post pics so I can see what i'm missing out on :) :) :) :)
A little shanty town!
You want some sneaky pics of my neighbours gardens then? I'll try and do some later ok :D
heldi, they could use it as a refugee camp! oh no, hope nobody tells my neighbour that ;D ;D ;D mind you if i was a refugee, i'd turn my nose up at living there!!!!! ;D
Bloke i used to work with used to moan bout his neighbours back garden being so tacky with loads of cheap nasty things in it. His neighbours business was landscape gardening!! ???!! hope non of his future customers saw his garden! ;D
As you can see I have a shed to look at as well ;D
Oh dear poor you, L G.
Have you thought of asking them for that swing set? It would make an ideal runner bean frame and wouldn't be blown down by the wind. You could even paint it green to make it more pleasing to the eye!
Well you did ask lg. No matter how many replies you get, this will surely rate as one of the most boring. Until the cattle arrive in the field.
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Geoff.
Geoff and Jen ...I'm soooo envious!
OK are you ready to see my views? Heres goes...followed by something more interesting that caught my eye
view from my window...enjoy!!!
;D
Gorgeous bird, dunes and sky...see what you mean about the rest!!!
Must get digi cam....
;)
I like this thread, it brings out the peeping tom in me.
Here goes, next doors garden long view-
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Eight, yes eight bird feeders
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and finally, the naff garden centre saw him coming -
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/meatpaste/DSCF0905.jpg)
Hahaha! Pete glad I didn't take any close ups of my garden...I've got a brown concrete cat with two kittens lol! Given to me as a birthday pressie...they are usually submerged under a geranium but they are in full view right now. Oh the shame of it!
Great pics. I might be a tad nosey myself ;)
Being inner city, all you can see from my windows are streets and houses ...
p ~very naughty ;) ;D
H ~love your wee robin ;D
Just be thankful you have windows!
I work (and therefore post) from an office that's virtually in the basement. Through one window I can see a stunning brick wall. Through the other I see a view of the Council flats across the road. fun.
Re: first picture of ramshackle sheds: lucky, lucky people. I wish I had those! Our domestic views are fine, just houses with lots of trees on the horizon. Sorry, no photos as am at work where the view down the road is the animal rendering plant and the cooking fat recycler... Mmmmm, lovely!
Bennet - on second thoughts, I'll keep my brick wall!
great pics folks,
heldi, are u sure u don't live in a mobile home and see a different view everyday?!!!!! lol ;D i can't believe a house is surrounded by so many different things!!!! :o
pete, tasteful neighbours!!! ;D
Aquilegia, one of my jobs my office is in a portacabin and the only way it would reach the cess pit for the loo was for all the window walls facing the wood sheds!!! pants!!
I'm on the other caravan site hahaha! No tis all views from my upstairs window. I zoomed in on the caravans and the dunes just to show you what is behind the houses. Actually saw a ship sailing past on the horizon the other day.."you is all looking like ants"...it was that small!.Can't see much from my downstairs, cept the corner of that big building we call colditz...it's not too bad though as I watch the seagulls playing on the thermals rising from the roof. I'm in my thermals watching them! Sometimes I see a wisp of black smoke as the children of colditz light a fire to keep themselves warm and to rid their parents of their fridges and sofas. Sigh.
Jen. Why do people have to be so dirty? I'm infuriated for you!
Although I like having a snigger or two at the neighbours expense, I should perhaps stop and consider what they think of me given that I spent half an hour this afternoon drilling drainage holes in the bottom of 10 plastic buckets for my container spuds.
I'm sure I saw the curtains twitching and my photo is probably now being discussed on www.naffgardenornaments4all.co.uk.
Quote from: petemason on March 22, 2006, 16:01:43
my photo is probably now being discussed on www.naffgardenornaments4all.co.uk.
Real tears of laughter!!!
;D ;D ;D
Me too Sprout - and not an onion in sight ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Bet you both clicked on it ;D I know I did.
Quote from: petemason on March 22, 2006, 19:02:15
Bet you both clicked on it ;D I know I did.
I did and it didn't work.
LOL LOL LOL
Well I didn't click until I read Pete's post saying " bet you both clicked" . Why did i do that?! Baaaaaaaaaaaa!
Shhhhhhh, I was being cool & working on the basis that no-one knew I'd clicked on. Doh!
Quote from: petemason on March 21, 2006, 13:37:16
Eight, yes eight bird feeders
I spotted
nine Peter! ;D
There are five hanging from the two bird tables, three on the long pole and one at the end of the trellis above the blue bowl.
This is a view taken from the back of my house showing a field with a telegraph pole. Although it is very plain, we do get to see hares, French Partridges and pheasants as well as hundreds of pigeons. Can you spot the hares?
One view is taken from the balcony at the front of the house and the next is taken from our paddock.
The final view is our eyesore but it belongs to us. It is a disused poultry unit. Part of it is used as a workshop for my husband's DIY projects for the house. It is useful for storing things and although very clean inside, it is falling into a state of disrepair! :'(
pauline! that's gorgeous! :D mind you wiltshire is nice. do you live on a farm?
Pauline imagine a big long appreciative whistle because that is what I did when I saw your views. Gorgeous. When can I come for my hols? ;D
I think there is a hare left of centre near the top!
I like your out building,it looks rustic not an eyesore,to me anyway. I immediately thought the roof would look great covered in sempervivums. Be a bit of a job though as it looks massively long.
;D ;D
Quote from: littlegem on March 24, 2006, 11:00:25
pauline! that's gorgeous! :D mind you wiltshire is nice. do you live on a farm?
It used to be a chicken farm and there were broilers in the chicken shed. It fell into disuse about 20 years ago which I am pleased about as it was a battery unit. Before we bought our house, all the equipment in the chicken shed was removed and everything cleaned so it has become very useful though a bit of a liability as the insulation in the roof is falling down in parts and several windows are smashed but have chicken wire instead. :-\
I wouldn't call it a farm, littlegem, it is more of a smallholding. With 1½ acres, where I have 3 large vegetable plots which double up as chicken runs on a rotation basis. The small house for my 15 chickens is behind the runs so I can direct them where I want them. I also have two large fruit cages. :D :D
We are very fortunate to live here but the house needs complete modernisation and we are only about halfway through yet we have been here for almost 8 years.
Heldi
You were right about where the hares are, there are two of them.
The poultry unit is 239 feet long so would take a lot of sempervivums.
When OH retires in 2 years time we hope to catch up on the modernisation, repairs, decorating etc then maybe let the house or part of the house as a holiday let. ;D
Oooh Pauline, you could have a party and make it bring a bottle and some sempervivums.
i'm so jealous pauline, i would love to have loads of land, with an orchard and a stream and a small lake with a bridge over it. i also want a small farm, like a petting farm with a bit of everything, chooks, a goat, piggies etc. and a productive veg patch.
I shall now come out of my daydream and do a bit of work so i can have the money for my dream life!!! ;)
Fabulloso Pauline, and others in fact! The view from my study window is the view across the street, at a row of houses! Very exciting. We are in the middle of farmland, but unfortunately, unless I hang out of the window, I can't see it....can smell it though when they are silage spraying! :-X
Pauline. Lovely, lovely. Now I know how you get all those wonderful birds. Look at all those beautiful trees everywhere. :) :)
Sooo jealous Pauline - we overlook a factory :( :(