Of course with lots of sunshine and rain, things grow here, but we really noticed it on this trip back; here’s a view of the front of 8002:
Compare the trees left and right, with this view from soon after we bought the house nearly 5 years ago:
In the back garden, plants that Margaret put in before we left earlier this year have grown well too – splindly but flowery plants by the pool, and an Orange tree – with a single Orange fruit; we’ll have to see if it ripens:
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Indoors, my work test rigs have “grown” too – I have twice as many now, and we had to get new bigger (Ikea) shelving for them:
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Nice post box. Notice I said post and not mailbox!