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A bitter and uncharacteristic cold snap killed the two snail vines that covered the lattice on the western end of our patio in the late winter of 2007. I was sad to see it go, as its leaves were critical to blocking the torturous midsummer sun's rays from the patio. I took this as a chance to replace the questionable original lattice work as well as to recondition the bed the vines occupied in the spring.
The previous lattice had simply been set down on the patio and then nailed to a two by four that was screwed to the end joist of the patio roof and screwed with an entirely too small masonry anchor to the wall of the house (!), an arrangement that I found unaesthetic and proved terribly flimsy in any storm. I sat the replacement lattice (redwood, not cheap) on brick pads and attached them to steel anchors driven into the flowerbed then put braces at the top to grip the roof joist tightly without needing to drive screws into a structural member. It has thus far proven quite secure, and I no longer worry that something will blow away when the wind picks up.
I then reconditioned the bed as detailed here :
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with an eye towards maintenance and water conservation. I even took some flagstone the original landscapers had left behind and added the small walk at the lower left corner. This bed, which goes on well below the frame, has for the past year remained weed free, and the snail vines I put in last year had in only four months covered the entire lattice. Snail vines apparently love very hot conditions. The tea rose bush at the corner of the patio was originally in the bed and requires constant pruning through the warmer months, it even needed a prune when this photo was taken.
I missed this one -- had to shoot it with the little camera because I only took one lens to the game today and the zoom was too much.
Engine of the brick workshop, a pain to get the correct strobe power.
Full moon, 2 min. exposure@f/5.6, green gelled flash
Artist: Tim Etchells
Title: START A REVOLUTION
Materials: neon sign
Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2010
The Bandstand, Chapelfield Gardens
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
A severe thunderstorm takes on a bit of rotation after transitioning from a linear complex to a single storm.
I really like the energy at the start. The tension is heightened when the gun sounds. For a split second, all of the racers are tied and then they are gone.
Hong Kong Culture | Modern Hong Kong History started in 1841.
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