As far as I can see, there are only two good things about rain. Firstly, it gives us water to drink, and, secondly, it helps grow the food we eat.
Otherwise it's a complete pain in the rectum.
The finished 'look' of my recent building project was always very reliant on greenery, and I'm pleased to say that our current period of 'pain in the rectum' rain has been doing it's job extremely well, and everything's flourishing.
Once again we have been sleeping out in the 'tower', and, other than Freddie jumping all over me at night, it is probably the most relaxing place to sleep; anywhere. The sound of the rain, the rustling of the leaves, and the occasional flash of lightning, makes it all into a beautiful experience.
p.s. Our weather has now improved, and we're back to Summer.
p.s. Our weather has now improved, and we're back to Summer.
I too posted about rain, maybe with a slightly different perspective.;)
ReplyDeleteI hope our weather will return to summer soon too, it is pure autumn here.;)
Have a nice weekend,
xoxo
Morning Cro - your building is looking as though it has been there forever - we are in the middle of winter here, well that is how it seems - it lashed it down all night ensuring not much sleep.
ReplyDeleteLye-cesstershire(as the Americans know it) always sounds rather nice to me. I don't think I've actually ever visited, but it doesn't sound rainy. Summer's on its way.
DeleteBeautiful building, I like the little detailing under the roof - and I can see your little stone cross - is it there so you that can fire arrows at naughty neighbours?
ReplyDeleteThat detailing, called the 'Genoise', is my favourite bit too. It took me ages to get it right. Unfortunately, Elaine, the neighbours are in the other direction, otherwise the answer might have been 'yes'.
DeleteIt is very fanful (fantastic and beautiful). A perfect combination of something green and classic touch, I like it, nice.
ReplyDeleteWe've just been away for 7 days and I can't believe how much everything in our garden (including the weeds) has grown during that time. Your tower is looking good. What is the climber with the flowers to the side of the gate?
ReplyDeleteIt's a climbing Hydrangea called 'Schizophragma'. It's just coming into flower. It's a North wall plant.
DeleteIt looks very inviting, Cro. Here we are not upmarket enough to have precipitation - it's just boring old rain which, as you say, is a pain in the derriere! And then some...
ReplyDeleteEverything looks lush and beautiful n Croland.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a very good thing to revel in the success of a project like your one-story tower. I am still revelling in the success of my pear-tree fire-surround. Once these things have been made, they assume a life of their own, and the better they have been made, the more one is justified in gloating over them, without the slightest hint of self-congartulatory pride - well, not much anyway.
ReplyDeleteI slap my own back regularly. No-one else would!
DeleteI love the tower and leaves.
ReplyDeleteI am in Lye-cesstershire and strangely enough . . . it's not raining!
The only good thing about the constant rain, is that the Tor looks very dramatic with the dark clouds scudding along behind it and the lack of direct light makes the tower seem brooding. I love it!
ReplyDeleteThat is so beautiful! What a lovely place to call home.
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures.
ReplyDeleteAha you Do like the sound of rain on your roof. It's good on corrugated iron too.
ReplyDeleteI did once hear of a woman in NZ who'd made a lot of money, and changed her roof from tin to tiles. She soon realised that she missed the sound of the rain, and had it changed back to tin again.
DeleteYour gate is very charming.
ReplyDelete"Back to summer". Oh, you lucky man!
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