So many pictures of the mind I had to add my lil bit of heaven on Earth. 

From the kitchen window are 6 native hibiscus all but one giving blue then purple flowers, the other has pink & white. A small expanse of grass before the native forest sits quietly with many Eucalypts. Occasionally kangaroos visit & I had 3 fallow stags enjoy the grass & fruit trees. One came within 3' between the apple & quince trees before he spotted me enjoying the sun. 

The front garden has 2 Camelias, a pink & a white. 3 flowering quinces give an amazing sight of red flowers in spring which the honey eaters adore. 5 apple trees are at the side of the house & 2 peach trees.

Over a small fence is my olive grove & vege garden. I did plant red currant, black currant, gooseberry & rasberrys this year & hope for a better yield next spring.

After moving here to the country I hate going back to the city & definitely couldn't live there again. When describing this place I have tried to explain that " you can actually "hear" the silence"! Some days it is totally void of any noise at all, & others all you hear are the native birds. Every day something new can be seen. Parrots of every colour & size, magpies, butcher birds, currawongs, kookaburras, honey eaters& bower birds all add thier songs to the orchestra. It truly is paradise here.

Soon, weather permitting, I will have to start on all my outdoor projects for next spring. New garage (thanx to termites  ), igloo for a longer growing season & to stop the birds taking all my veges, brand new Ky bluegrass lawn, native flowers & shrubs planted, bush tucker planted, & finally the 4 acre paddock electrified for my Highland cows  . THAT will give me the perfect view of my beloved Scotland I miss so much.

In time, this farm will, I hope, be a place where others can come & marvel at what can be done given a vision & time. To be as self-sufficient as possible is my ultimate aim & although it is going to be a total learning experience, will enable me one day to sit on the verandah & smile contentedly.

DebDiMaggio wrote:

I went there once on a school trip and I just fell in love with it, it's like another time and place.

I'm such a romantic can you tell??

So did I Deb , I went to Warwick Castle on a school trip , I do not remember that much about it , it was a long time ago.

Theres a cool story in my shamans book about going to find the stone they make their pipes out of, the legend is the buffalo bled into the ground and made it the color red it is. They traveled by wagon three days and then dug down some five or so maybe feet then had to pry off the top and there it was. So this old shaman found it deep under ground below the top of the stone covering.

I'm just trying to encourage you to know-understand you may have more on your land than you know.

I carry stones in my pocket that I rely on to help me. When they disappear I have to know their job is done or they are waiting for me else where or are needed by someone else or are doing their work from another vantage point. Just because they don't appear to be able to move about, they can and do.

yes you are, it's obvious, you tell life!

As I look out of my kichen window to the left, I see the picnic area underneath the gazebo.  The picnic table and chairs, the barbeques plus the two large pots, one with a mix of herbs, the other a very healthy Thai chili in fruit.

Further up I see the  green grass, in need of a mow and the golden dandelions. Their heads bobbing in the gentle breeze and raised upwards to worship the sun.

To the extreme left is my fushia garden with it’s red and green bell shaped flowers. Then on to the lemon tree proudly sprouting in all directions with its tiny fruit emerging.

Then we have the native trees, full of chirping native birds, ready to take flight at the slightest sound.

Then taking pride of place in the back corner is the huge Nectarine tree.

On the extreme right I see my two herb gardens, the rose bushes and a very large red Chinese lantern tree.

Further up in the middle are the dog runs and   the vegetable patch. The dogs lying lazily in the afternoon sun.

The cats are peacefully sleeping , one on the picnic table, the other on a picnic chair.

The sky is a deep blue above us.  It is a laid back typically Tasmanian backyard.