Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 45 of 52
Well, I have some good news and some bad news.
The good news is, next spring, my garden will be getting a lot more sun.
The bad news is, the owner of the property behind us sent a team of woodsmen through the forest to tape off a boatload of trees. To chop down. Yep. My neighbor Hulda says all the heavy equipment arrived last week and it’s currently sitting behind her property. {She’s a few houses away from me} I’m not sure how long it’s going to take the crew to cut down the trees, but one thing is for sure, the backyard garden will sure get a lot more sunlight.
I don’t know about you, but I think I’d rather have less sun, and more trees. 🙁
Would you believe I have not been out to the greenhouse since last week?
What’s up with that? I need to get out there and check on my plants. But it’s cold out there, and it pouring cats and dogs today too. So I’m going to stay in side today and drink tea where it’s nice and warm. And think about all things I should be doing. Ha! 😉
A view from the back deck.
Now that I think about it, won’t it look a little weird if there are no trees behind my fence? I wonder if the HH will want to take down all our pine trees to make it look more uniform. Ever since his chainsaw accident, he’s been a little gun shy about falling trees, so maybe I should find out when the property owner will be cutting them down and plan a family vacation for that time period.
The chicken coop.
I wonder if they miss Java the Hut?
Yep, all the potatoes are still under the mounds. Maybe someday I’ll dig them up. 😉
It’s official. My trees are naked and winter is almost here.
C’mon snow!!
Have a great Sunday everyone and stay warm. 🙂
~Mavis
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Sherry in Sumner says
Hi Mavis,
Sorry about the neighbor’s trees being cut down. The same thing happened to us a few years ago when a big development went in behind our property here in Sumner. Then we had to cut down some of OUR trees in the back so they wouldn’t be a hazard and fall into the new houses back there. But I will say, the extra sunshine is nice and for a while, before all the houses were built, we had a beautiful view of the valley.
I’ve really enjoyed keeping up with your garden photos this year. You are one hard worker!
Laura says
Could the neighbor’s be building a house on the property?
I actually cut back some trees in my yard so my herb garden and deck would get more sun! I love trees, but there are some spots I want to be sunny. I wouldn’t cut them all down, certainly! My parents owned property in Fort Bragg, CA, and when they sold it to the neighbors all the trees were cut down for firewood! All of them!
Maggie says
I know how you feel. We had several hundred acres behind our house and they turned it into a housing addition.
Mavis Butterfield says
I would move if that was the case. 🙁
Leslie says
I just read your story about the chainsaw incident and I love the way you handled it all. It doesn’t help anyone if you get all freaked out. That’s the way I seem to handle things too. I’m good in the moment then freak out later when all is said and done. Scars are cool!!!!!!