Thursday, October 16, 2008

Our backyard

Here you go Marian :-) finally some photos of our backyard! I love the garden in spring - all the plants are in flower, the grass is still green from winter rains - everything just looks fresh and colourful.









Rod hopes to get rid of this old shed and build a new and bigger one with two sections - one for garden stuff and the other as a dust proof store room, which will free up some space in the office.



The area where Olivia is standing is where we hope to do our extensions - that's her bedroom window/wall which will get knocked out.

3 comments:

Marian said...

Nice backyard, Erica...is your vegetable garden in the back corner?

Your neighbor has Palm trees - how cool is that! I saw them in Mexico one time. I gues they are pretty normal for you:)

Erica said...

Yep, that's our vegie garden in the back corner - it hasn't really taken off this time, everything's looking a bit sad in it; probably can't handle the sudden warm weather we've had.

Erica said...

Yep, that's our vegie garden in the back corner - it hasn't really taken off this time, everything's looking a bit sad in it; probably can't handle the sudden warm weather we've had.

At the Park...

Here's some photos I took of Olivia playing at the park down the road the other day.







It's Monday
It's raining - YAY!!!
Olivia is sleeping - YAY to that too
I chopped all my hair off on Saturday...eeek!
Daylight saving is finished! It was dark at 7pm last night; weird!
It's wintry...I love it, I might head for my bed too. Olivia was awake at 5 this morning, snoozed for a bit till 6, didn't take her Dad's advice on going back to sleep, so got to go in bed with Mum till it was a sane time to get up (only b/c her Mum was sick of listening to her whinge and whine). So I'm feeling a bit sleepy...
Anyway, here's some pics from Saturday night. The van der Veen tribe had a BBQ at Paul and Heidi's place for Renee's b'day. (They might be put on one per day b/c the connection is soooo slow.)

The boys looking at Dad and Mum's Melbourne photos

the Girly Whirlys -- Heidi, Charlene, me, Annette, Renee and Ingrid

checking out some funny video clips

Akaroa

Akaroa
This is the awesome view you get as you drive down into Akaroa, a little town about 1.5 hous from Christchurch

On the beach at Long Bay, Akaroa

A shop with character

Morning tea in Timaru

Christchurch

Christchurch
Our 'Kozy Kiwi' - accomodation while in Christchurch

Rod, Kathryn and Rose on the cool blow up trampoline thing

Sunday night BBQ at the caravan park where we all stayed: Darryl, Rose, Rod and Glenn

Travelling...

Travelling...
more beautiful scenery

Mt Cook - NZ's highest mountain


river near Lake Wanaka

Cadbury's Chocolate Factory!!!

Aren't I strong!

Christchurch Botanical Gardens

all a bit bleary eyed at 5am @ the airport

sunrise above the clouds - beautiful!

Zachary

mmm, Olivia gets to lick the beater!

Tastes good Mum!


my little gardener

A busy bee