Happy Place.

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Sitting on the porch, looking at some roses, far away pine trees (hate them), and some mariachi band blasting away at distance (one of those new tech boombox) from late shift amigos. Sun's low, but got a shade. Newminster 400 in Peterson SH Rathbone burning away slowly (DGT). And ever present can of Diet Pepsi. Life is indeed pretty damn good.

Pardon the bare field, they just seeded and damned Canadian Geese ate, and promptly fertilized it.



Shites, wrong picture.

 

[Morrison Jeremiah]

I love Roses, the white varieties in particular for the wonderful smell.
I used to grow them to make paintings of.
Unfortunately I don't have a garden now as I live in a third floor flat.
I often spread some Rose essential oil.around the place.
Yeah, life is good.

 

[--dante--]

Why do you hate the pines?

 

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Why do you hate the pines?

They are always green. Always.

 

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I love Roses, the white varieties in particular for the wonderful smell.
I used to grow them to make paintings of.
Unfortunately I don't have a garden now as I live in a third floor flat.
I often spread some Rose essential oil.around the place.
Yeah, life is good.

My wife loves roses. She always plant plenty of them around the house where ever we move to. I'm more of figs and peony person. Need to figure how to grow vine. "every man under his vine and under his fig tree.." and all that.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

They are always green. Always.

I hate the way they litter the yard. Straw, cones, limbs and twigs. Pecan trees are pretty bad about limbs, too.

 

[STP]

It’s good to have a happy place?

 

[chopper]

I hate the way they litter the yard. Straw, cones, limbs and twigs. Pecan trees are pretty bad about limbs, too.

When I first moved NW of Sydney, where the summers are usually quite brutal [a few years back it hit 49*C/120*F ] my backyard felt like stepping into an oven.

Exercising what I thought was a sensible and practical option, I planted several gum trees and a Casuarina.
My neighbours weren't terribly happy. When asked why they shrieked "They drop leaves and twigs!"

Umm, is that not a small price to pay for giving blessed shade and the lowering of temperatures around our homes??? That obvious point was totally lost on them so I planted a few more gum tree seedlings in the hope that they'd finally get it.

Not that it stops the grumbling, especially after strong winds have shared the detritus from my trees but guess where the neighbours have since parked their cars in summer and moved their BBQ and tables?
Yep, in the shade of my beautiful trees. [Not that they've thanked me. Yes, they're really ignorant people]

The last time a neighbour whinged [their landlord actually - he demanded that I chop 'em all down. I think my words were "Fuck off ya dickhead" when he got downright nasty about it] I told them that they should be paying me for all the wonderful mulch that accumulates in their yard.

 

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When I first moved NW of Sydney, where the summers are usually quite brutal [a few years back it hit 49*C/120*F ] my backyard felt like stepping into an oven.

Exercising what I thought was a sensible and practical option, I planted several gum trees and a Casuarina.
My neighbours weren't terribly happy. When asked why they shrieked "They drop leaves and twigs!"

Umm, is that not a small price to pay for giving blessed shade and the lowering of temperatures around our homes??? That obvious point was totally lost on them so I planted a few more gum tree seedlings in the hope that they'd finally get it.

Not that it stops the grumbling, especially after strong winds have shared the detritus from my trees but guess where the neighbours have since parked their cars in summer and moved their BBQ and tables?
Yep, in the shade of my beautiful trees. [Not that they've thanked me. Yes, they're really ignorant people]

The last time a neighbour whinged [their landlord actually - he demanded that I chop 'em all down. I think my words were "Fuck off ya dickhead" when he got downright nasty about it] I told them that they should be paying me for all the wonderful mulch that accumulates in their yard.

I've lived on this planet for 53 years now. I love trees. Maple trees of all sorts are my favorites. They have beautiful leaves, and get this.. They change colors in autumn! Red, yellow.. Multiple shades. They are pure joy. Growing up in S. Korea and NY, autumn was a special time of the year. Cool wind, chill weather and beautiful scenic drive around the mountains. Long hikes through leave covered trails, camping and waking up to bright multicolored morning. Nothing felt as good. Then I moved down to NC. The pine state. The place is filled with pine trees. They are freaking green all the time. They don't change. They keep shooting for the sky, and you guessed it. They are green, even in winter. I've learned to live with it. It's been over 40 years since I've moved here. But I don't have to like it

 

[chopper]

I've lived on this planet for 53 years now. I love trees. Maple trees of all sorts are my favorites. They have beautiful leaves, and get this.. They change colors in autumn! Red, yellow.. Multiple shades. They are pure joy. Growing up in S. Korea and NY, autumn was a special time of the year. Cool wind, chill weather and beautiful scenic drive around the mountains. Long hikes through leave covered trails, camping and waking up to bright multicolored morning. Nothing felt as good. Then I moved down to NC. The pine state. The place is filled with pine trees. They are freaking green all the time. They don't change. They keep shooting for the sky, and you guessed it. They are green, even in winter. I've learned to live with it. It's been over 40 years since I've moved here. But I don't have to like it

Oh the horror!

You'd hate it here then. Our native trees stay the same 'boring' colour day in day out.

Many Americans say that autumn is their favourite time of year for the changing colours of nature [and the cooler temps after a long summer]
The pics I've seen of bright forest foliage are rather beautiful but you are aware that those leaves do end up on the ground, right? A small price to pay. [And mulch really is good for ones gardens]

Come to think of it, I could have planted a couple of maples just to give my neighbours something to really get into a twist about.

 

[LimestoneCowboy]

They don't have deciduous trees in Norclina?

 

[chopper]

Speaking of ones least favourite trees; in certain parts of Oz palm trees are heaps popular.
Not sure why. They give little shade and they grow a heap of fruit that attracts flying foxes.

It's become a huge problem in a few Queensland towns. There's so many palm trees that the flying fox excrement fouls local water supplies and the town itself.

 

[shanez]

They are always green. Always.

Dude, I live in a brown desert. I welcome the green.

You know you've lived in a desert city too long when you get excited about seeing a chipmunk or squirrel.

But I'm with you on the tranquil setting and good pipe being a happy place.

 

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Oh the horror!

You'd hate it here then. Our native trees stay the same 'boring' colour day in day out.

Many Americans say that autumn is their favourite time of year for the changing colours of nature [and the cooler temps after a long summer]
The pics I've seen of bright forest foliage are rather beautiful but you are aware that those leaves do end up on the ground, right? A small price to pay. [And mulch really is good for ones gardens]

Come to think of it, I could have planted a couple of maples just to give my neighbours something to really get into a twist about.

I don't mind leaves. It's nice to take them and pile high. Kids and dogs can have great afternoon jumping into and having fun. Try that with pine straws. It's not that I hate all the pines. I just don't like those super tall and skinny straight pines in this state. I actually used to like pines in Korea. For whatever reason, some say heavy wind and cold winter, pines get all twisted and very interesting looking. Sort of like what you see in bonsai.

 

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They don't have deciduous trees in Norclina?

Just not enough to block out the pine trees.

 

[shanez]

Speaking of ones least favourite trees; in certain parts of Oz palm trees are heaps popular.

I'm not a fan of them either. Friggin scorpion factories is what they are.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Just don’t ask @OzPiper wife for fertilising tips for your roses. Carp guts even overpower a lat bomb

 

[chopper]

I don't mind leaves. It's nice to take them and pile high. Kids and dogs can have great afternoon jumping into and having fun. Try that with pine straws. It's not that I hate all the pines. I just don't like those super tall and skinny straight pines in this state. I actually used to like pines in Korea. For whatever reason, some say heavy wind and cold winter, pines get all twisted and very interesting looking. Sort of like what you see in bonsai.

Pencil pines are often used as windbreaks here in rural areas.
They really aren't suited to our climate and they do look 'out of place'.

Pines do not tolerate drought so I often see dead pines in my neighbourhood that are an absolute fire hazard.

When I was considering what trees to plant I only looked at native trees that can tolerate drought and clay soils.
Another bonus to planting flora indigenous to ones area is that it attracts native birds.
Every year when my white cedar tree goes to seed, large Black Cockatoos take great delight in noisily ripping the tree to shreds sharpening their beaks.

Just one of many bird species that are attracted to my yard.
Even the neighbours take delight in seeing these magnificent creatures. [But I think they're too dumb to recognise that without the trees there'd be no birds visiting. ]

 

[OzPiper]

Just don’t ask @OzPiper wife for fertilising tips for your roses. Carp guts even overpower a lat bomb

Oh Yeah ?

 

[chopper]

I'm not a fan of them either. Friggin scorpion factories is what they are.

Thankfully one needs to go to the Outback to encounter scorpions here.

Huntsman spiders though, they love setting up camp in palm trees.