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newly pruned apple tree with spring blossoms (this picture is from two weeks ago)
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house now (two weeks ago)
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lawn as it was last summer day after closing - wild!
All images above by my talented sister.
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This image is of our backyard late last summer when we first got the house. In the last month, if you have noticed that I haven't been commenting back or visiting your blogs it is because I have been trying to reclaim our acres from the wild - It is amazing how much work it takes turning brush and untamed wilderness back into lawn. We have been discovering all sorts of garbage in the weeds and snakes under it - but it is finally starting to look a little less like a deserted lot. It is actually starting to look a bit fabulous - of course most of that is the help of the seasons - everything is starting to get more lush and green.
More Pictures to Follow!