Hi Everyone,
I have never really shown you the real reason
we bought our house four years ago.
Well, here it is ~ our backyard.
Would you join me for a little tour?
These pictures were taken just this week.
We have about 1 acre of land with many large trees and
a stream runs through all of the properties on our street.
My hubby will be very busy for a couple weekends
taking care of all the leaves.
I haven't shown the yard before because it needs a lot of work...
but if I wait until all of the work is done, it will be a very long time.
We have done some trimming of trees and things like that
but there is still a lot to do.
The original owners put a cement block wall all along
the stream and much of it is now falling in, not to mention
the fact that it's pretty darn unattractive ~ so we have our work
cut out for us with that project!
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I do feel blessed to have a large yard like this for our kids.
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A few weeks ago, around lunchtime, I spotted these young
deer in the yard. I was pretty surprised to seem them in
the middle of the day.
The one below spotted me taking his picture!
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My awesome hubby made this tree swing.
It's good for many things as you can see.
It's also very important to always have your
nerf gun nearby!
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And here is winter ~ I'm getting cold just looking at these!
It is so beautiful though when it's covered with a blanket of
fresh white snow!
This picture is from the first winter we lived here.
A squirrel found a creative way to get the bird seed
from this feeder that my daughter made in preschool.
I can still hear her voice squealing with delight
when she saw him outside the window!
~ a sweet memory for sure ~
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Our previous homes had small yards with houses very close together.
We are really enjoying having a little more space and feeling of living in the country ~ no wonder I am so drawn to farmhouse style these days.
~ thanks so much for taking my little tour ~
I hope you are all having a wonderful week!
~ JoAnne
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Your yard is so beautiful! I love that there is so much space and all the wildlife is great to see. The winter pics are gorgeous.
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Your yard is gorgeous just as it is! How wonderful to have a stream running through it! And deer, too!
ReplyDeleteThe winter photos remind me of lovely Christmas cards. What a charming yard.
ReplyDeleteDebra
Your yard is wonderful! I LOVE that swing your husband built and I LOVE seeing your daughter on there reading. That is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing such a beautiful place.
What a perfectly lovely yard. Thanks so much for the tour. I miss our 5 acres but this is where we are for now...New follower of your great blog!
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful back yard. we also had some deer visit us just the other morning too.
ReplyDeletethis is my first trip to your blog. I will love looking through it.