Sunday Selections # 715

 Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections. 

A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please. 

Nothing rude or vulgar though.

And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us.

The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I join in as do a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look.

Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally.

my Hoya finally developed a few new sets of buds, which hang upside down as you can see, this is why I hang it high,

so I can look up and see the stars when the buds open.

one of my aeoniums has been damaged by a large truck and the workers

the stem is broken, so I'll cut it off and take cuttings to plant elsewhere.

one surviving Zinnia from the half packet of seeds I tossed into that pot is showing stronger sets of leaves now so I'm hopeful of at least one blossom.

you'll never guess what this tall and gangly stem is: it's a potato sprout! I had one sprouting in the cupboard, so I planted it and some strong looking leaves grew, then this new sprout appeared and headed for the sky! I'm still hopeful that I'll eventually get potatoes from that pot.

two weeks ago this was the view from my one-and-only front window, now many of the roses are gone and the agapanthus in front has blossom spears growing tall.

this is a small part of the backyard behind "my" block of flats, built in a "T" shape, you can see how close that washing line is to the bins which are often filthy and smelly. Notice also the ivy and other creepers

growing over the fence unchecked by any kind of trimming for almost a year now, I used to cut it back myself but can no longer do that (getting old)

twining itself onto "my" washing line, this is meant to be shared by the four flats

and more heavily onto the other washing line, meant to be shared by the other four flats which make up the stem of the "T"

fully entangling one corner so the line could not be turned. These are rotary Hills Hoist lines, the old original style 

I spoke to a "Housing" person when I saw one wandering around checking on certain tenants and asked her to please look around that backyard and see how the regular maintenance men never seem to get around there when they are trimming things away from paths etc. She obliged and sent in a "work order"

Three weeks later a truck and wood chipper machine arrived, and for two ans a half days we heard chainsaws and the chipper machine running. Several neighburs who like to sleep all day weren't happy....but they often keep me awake at night with loud TVs and fighting and constant visiting back and forth with slamming screen doors because they don't know how to close them quietly, so I didn't care.

Anyway>>>>

TaDa!! They cut things back much more severely than I expected and I think they got permission from the people who own that big old house because it's their plants

they even cut out the creepers that were coming through those gaps in the fencing, caused by big tree roots pushing against it

there was a LOT of dead stuff under all the invading greenery

so it doesn't look pretty, but the washing lines can now be turned freely and with summer coming I'll get to hang my sheets and towels out in the few hours of morning sun before the flats cast shade out there.

Here is another look at that lovely old house.

Harvey Banana trying out the Mardi Gras beads I bought to give the twins when they are a bit older.

They are learning about gardening

Mum S painted the old boat,

Daddy J planted basil and tomatoes and a few other things

and the girls help with the watering.

Happy Birthday to "no-one" (yesterday)