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A spot of gardening

I have been thinking about the need to cut my front lawn, but I have not got around to it yet.  This morning as I walked back home from taking my children to the bus stop, I thought well now is as good as time as ever, given that the sun was shining although the sky was fairly full of dark clouds.

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The above photo shows part of our land which is full of dried chicory and long grass. My little electric mower can’t handle that and we don’t have a tractor!

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This photo shows our neighbours land and also looks towards the hill of Bisenzo, where once Etruscans lived.

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This is one patch that I concentrated on mowing, just near my portico, as well as a path leading towards my vegetable patch.

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There are plenty of these purple wildflowers in our garden.

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On this hill yesterday there was a deer.  I didn’t manage to get a photo.  Two deer ran past our front gate, one went in one direction and the other one went up this hill.  It is  a pity I didn’t get photo evidence.  My son took a brief video, but he is just a speck on the hill.

The other photos are taken from my front garden looking at the nearby area.

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  • LindyLou Mac

    Well done on getting the grass cut before the next rain arrives, at any minute looking at the sky at the moment!

    • http://www.anitalophile.com/ Cathy Powell

       Quite right Linda.  That’s why I was action focused!

  • http://www.destinationumbria.wordpress.com/ Janine

    Wonderful moody photos Cathy with that sky…Well done for taking matters in hand. A very Australian thing to do I always think – mowing the lawn! Brava!

    • http://www.anitalophile.com/ Cathy Powell

      That sky does certainly add a certain mood.  Funnily enough, I don’t
      think I mowed our lawn once in Australia, but it is a real Australian
      thing, I agree with you. 

  • http://www.anitalophile.com/ Cathy Powell

    That sky does certainly add a certain mood.  Funnily enough, I don’t think I mowed our lawn once in Australia, but it is a real Australian thing, I agree with you.

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