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Indoor Pool at NightПросмотров: 346
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Will The Christmas Tree Fit?Просмотров: 249
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Getting our live Christmas treeПросмотров: 341The Whitecroft "tradition" of having a live, rooted tree took us to the southern part of Gloucestershire, near the Severn, where this tree farmer dug up a gorgeous Norfolk pine for us. He needed his tractor to load it in our rental truck.
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Wellingtonia, Laurels, and Here Comes the Big TreeПросмотров: 418We bought a potted Wellingtonia for the front lounge, some laurels for a new hedge, and Marjorie is in the truck trying to guide the large Christmas tree.
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Trying to Fit The Tree Into The TruckПросмотров: 364For some reason -- lost on me -- the farmer wanted to put the large tree in the side, sliding door on the van rather than the larger back door.
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Yes the trees fit -- barely!Просмотров: 539The potted Wellingtonia, Norfolk Pine Christmas tree, and the laurels fit in the back of the truck.
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The Whitecroft TrackПросмотров: 380Looking south down the Whitecroft track (December 2007). The new fence is starting to weather a little, and we are about to plant laurels for a hedge.
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Moving the Christmas Tree to our TruckПросмотров: 395We'd rented a panel van from Hertz, and Marjorie, Tapa, and I headed down to Gloucestershire to pick up the tree.
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Wisteria VineПросмотров: 421Northern wall of Whitecroft. I suspect we should have planted it on a southern wall. It took a long time to start blooming, but now when it's spring and early summer, it's gorgeous.
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Wisteria Blossoms at WhitecroftПросмотров: 359
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Wisteria Vine at WhitecroftПросмотров: 320On our bedroom wall, overlooking the outdoor swimming pool.
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Roses and SummerПросмотров: 405These roses are right outside our kitchen window and bloom almost year-round. The chimney for our back lounge is in the background.
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