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We are putting a veggie garden in the backyard. Stu's starting the prep work now. We're also going to grow grapes. We live in wine country, so it makes sense. We also plan to put in edible berries and other tasties. We are also going to do some major renovating on the sun-porch so we can use it for a 3 season porch. I love to sit out there now, so I know I'm going to love it even more when it's renovated :)
Punktierte Zartschrecke - Speckled Bush Cricket
Taken with the Laowa 15/4 (+Speed Booster) at home in backyard.
Adopted stray that showed up in our backyard one day. Now claims the backyard and the house as his own.
A mom and her 2 kits were playing around in our yard the other day.
As much as one can dislike raccoons (trash pandas) their young are pretty cute.
We don't see this often, and I am pretty sure the songbirds are grateful for that. This appears to be a northern sharp shinned hawk, but I am not sure.
A view looking across the backyard of one of Pullman's many lovely, downright enchanting historic homes. I definitely want to go back again and get more pics of the homes (and other buildings!) ... didn't take all that many on this visit because the the afternoon sun was so harsh, and there really wasn't anywhere nearby to kill a couple hours waiting until the lighting situation improved. Will return another day, for sure :-)
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Pullman is believed to be the first planned model industrial town. In 1896, it was presented an award for the "Worlds Most Perfect Town." The Pullman neighborhood survives today as a historic neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, and I decided to hop the Metra Electric Line and check it out. It's a seriously charming place, though unfortunately some major buildings were lost to fire in the '90s. Most of the original housing is wonderfully preserved...the streets are lined with beautiful old red brick mansions and rowhouses.
Most of the town of Pullman was built between 1880-84, by architect Solon Beman and landscape architect Nathan Barrett. It was designed as a sort of utopian community for workers who built Pullman Palace rail cars. As described by a writer at tallskinny.com: "The center of town was the railroad car business. A clock tower dominated the large industrial complex. The housing was well constructed with many modern conveniences for 1880's standards such as indoor plumbing, sewage, and a gas works. The parks and streets were pleasantly landscaped. The town would not be complete without public facilities such as stores and office buildings. The Arcade building and Market hall filled this need with spaces rented to private business (not company stores as is commonly assumed). A bank, library, theatre, post office, church, parks and recreational facilities were provide as part of the town."
If you decide to go check out Pullman, there are a couple things you should know before venturing out. First, there are no restaurants, bars or coffee shops in the historic district; in fact, there are almost no businesses there. Also, right now some key attractions are closed for remodeling or ongoing fire damage repair. I wish I could have explored the old factory complex, but there was no way I was going to get in undetected in the middle of the afternoon. The Hotel Florence was likewise fenced off, though I believe there are guided tours now and then that allow visitors to see the interior.
This guy has been using our backyard for a highway for the last month or so. Like clockwork, at dusk, he scurries along the fence line for the open space behind the house where there must be some tasty grubs. Smokey has kept a respectable distance luckily.
A Grand Central class 180 working the 12:53 London Kings Cross to Sunderland service passes Sutton on Trent, north of Newark on the gloomy afternoon of January the 11th 2018. The residence is a bit close to the line for my liking but it looks like someone lives there and the backyard made for an interesting foreground.
In the summer of 2001 there was a trampoline in the backyard of the house my mother lived in. It was a neighourhood attraction.