Since moving to the outskirts of Melbourne in Australia I have found some peace. My house is a ten year old brick solid home...neighbours are good it is a very blue collar area....we have the same shops as any other more expensive suburb... Cows can be heard moooing from my backyard as there are Paddocks all behind our house. I love fresh air most of all..yes even country smells beat city stink..fresh air it's the best breakfast! NO TRAFFIC.....everywhere I go is 80 Kmh, I work 15 minutes away...by train the City centre is 50 minutes away...a little country/city mix is what I always wanted. Spring is amazing here {colder part of Oz down the bottom} we have incredible birds and plants just in our yard or neighbourhood. Melbourne is full of old buildings and Theatres that are lavish from the 1880's gold rush era, when people had the time and money to build works of art that will last forever.
Why I love my Australian backyard! How about you?
by Witness 007 7 Replies latest jw friends
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snowbird
Nice description.
I'm going to plow up my backyard and plant vegetables.
The cost of green groceries is ridiculous!
Sylvia
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shamus100
Watch out for dingoes! They could eat your baby.
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The Lone Ranger
I'm from Melbourne too. I know exactly what u mean.
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restrangled
W7......Sounds wonderful! Post some pictures if you can.
I live on a quarter acre most of it in front of the house. In the back we installed a wood deck (about 1200 square feet) around the pool and beyond. A little more than I bargained for as far as upkeep. It does keep down the dirt, mildew, etc. It is surrounded by 18 to 20 foot Bamboo and an almost 100 year old Oak that the deck is built around. The bamboo and Oak keeps the Florida heat at bay and keeps the back yard about 20 degrees cooler than the front. It is a haven for birds and wild animals.....some unwanted, which the dogs keep flushed out. I have a fountain in the pool which gives soothing water sounds all day. I raise orchids, lavender, bromeliads, gingers, exotic ferns, banana trees, white birds of paradise and I am constantly fighting with the monster vines.
We have had owls, Storks, Pileated wood peckers, and very large birds of prey.
We are less than a mile from a major mall, restaurants, grocerystores, and movie theaters......you would never know it. In fact we didn't have paved streets until 10 years ago. We are 5 minutes from the major highway through Florida.....I4....but you can never hear it because of the huge older trees in this area.
It is a beautiful place to be....but always needing work..........like right now!
r.
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penny2
I love my Aussie backyard too! It's on the outskirts of Adelaide - quite a small yard but manages to fit in a few fruit trees, vegies and herbs. I've also still got a bit of lawn which is not looking too bad considering we're on water restrictions.
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FlyingHighNow
Shamus, you almost made me fall of my chair. Did you ever watch Seinfeld? The true stories were sad though, of the dingo/baby tragedy.
Cows can be heard moooing from my backyard as there are Paddocks all behind our house. I love fresh air most of all..yes even country smells beat city stink..fresh air it's the best breakfast! NO TRAFFIC.....
I lived in West Texas by a cattle ranch. We had tooooo many houseflys. But I loved it out there. In Georgia, we lived across from a pasture where dairy cattle grazed. It was so beautiful, watching them. I had dreamed of living on a meadow, ever since I was a child.
We want pictures. Please post some pictures.
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chickpea
i think i would love your australian backyard, too!
my backyard is near the edge of a national forest on the southshore of
the largest surface area fresh water lake on the planet....right now, the leaves, which were glorious and resplendent just last week,
have fallen from the oaks, maples, and birch trees that share acreage with the red
and truly majestic white pines, several of which are over a century old and 80 ft high.....this morning, we chased 2 fawns, the dun colour of the season replacing their spotted camoflauge,
from the all but finally harvested garden.... listening to the ka ka ka ka ka call of the pileated woodpeckers
and the chirruping territorial invectives of the blue jays even as i type.....fox, black bear, deer, bald eagles, coyotes, fishers, squirrels, chipmunks, porcupines, skunks, the rare moose or two, wolves, weasels, snowy owls and barred owls, bats...
at least 25 species of birds that i have identified at the feeders and bird bath...... not including migratory appearances by mallards and geese