Winter but still Autumn

DeOudeHuize

The begin of Winter falls on 1 June but our country side is still coloured in yellow.  

Taken a week ago 

Now Winter is here and this is only the first attack 

Lots of  love from South Africa 

Sandra 

Getting ready for Summer

DeOudeHuize

At the beginning of September - the spring - in South Africa we are getting ready for summer.

This year our garden was in need of topsoil to level the humps and bumps.

My husband - Hennie - did an incredible job.

One of these days the gardens at De Oude Huize will be stunning,  again.

All in a days work 

Our garden is approximately 2000m2

There is a lot of promise everywhere.  

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The piles of topsoil and sand are spread over the grass and levelled.  

Time for coffee and biscuits under the Campanile 

A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness;
it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust

Looking good 

The blossoms is showing everywhere. 

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Soon it will be back to normal.
Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it.  

Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?

Thanks for visiting may you all have a wonderful week.  

Love from South Africa 

Sandra 

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