It started of like any other day, off to work, first cup of coffee, and then Max said he had just gone past our house and the big tree in the park was being cut down. Well, like any good blogger, I knew this was a historic moment that needed to be shared, so off I rushed with trusty camera in tow. When I got there, the tree was down and cut into segments already,
Sad as I am to see it go, it could have done some serious damage and injury if it had come down on the see-saw, so it had to go.
While the tree cutting team were there and giving the maples a haircut, I asked them to remove one of the upper branches which was growing fast and blocking our little sliver of sea view, so our view has gone from this...to this.While on the subject of views, I love magic time across the park. During the day, there is a gap through which you look down on the main street in a rather scabby part of town.
Meanwhile back at the ranch.......... now work is going on at our house too! Andrew had a gap in his schedule, and so we are finally getting round to something we have wanted to do for ages. Our lounge is just a bit too narrow, and it has doors which open inwards, which take up too much of the precious space. So we are moving them out to where the pillar is on the patio.
First we needed to remove some of the tiles, and part of the ballustradeand widen the steps to the front door...
So now there are two lots of renovation to follow. Not too much on Croick cottage today, with all the other stuff going on, but here are a few little details that are coming together nicely....
On my way to an appointment this afternoon, I had to kill half an hour,
so I went to a roadhouse next to the sea, for an ice cream, and the sea was the deepest blue I have seen it for a long time.
This evening, there was supposed to be a really bright comet visible low on the horison at sunset. So off we went to have dinner at one of our favourite places on the beachfront. Here are were a couple of things we enjoyed...
And wonderful red grape juice with a slice of lemon, and ice cubes, just great after such a scorching hot day!
And finally after a spectacular sunset...we came home because those low clouds that made the sunset so amazing also blocked the view of the comet! Whew.
Today's photo....
2 comments:
Beautiful photos! I especially like the one at night with all the twinkling lights and the monkey on the wire and the gorgeous sunset! You live in a wonderful place.
The monkey on the wire tickled my fancy. Here in Wisconsin, USA we have squirrels and I often say, "They look like monkeys!" Nah. They look like squirrels. I've never been anywhere with wild monkeys. I also like the close up of cold beverages. They are so pretty and abstract.
Suzi with an i, I'm really enjoying your photos.
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