Jun 23, 2011
Yesterday…
…well we had our two days of summer. Back to rain, showers and thundershowers. It was nice while it lasted. It never did get up to 30C on the first day of summer but yesterday we hit the 30C. It was wonderful. The sun, the heat, our bones just soaked it all in. Colin started speaking in Spanish. It was quite funny actually as we both had an appointment and when we walked in greeting everyone in Spanish they just stared at us. He just kept it up and then started teaching them some simple words. When we left we just wanted to head further south, like to Mexico. Deep down inside that is where we want to be forever. Instead of heading home we meandered about to a few clients, picked up one cheque (the postal strike is hampering our bank account) and scouted out a few future job sites.
One of the shots will be of a completed backyard of a 3 million dollar home for sale. We love this development as it promotes natural landscaping with an indoor/outdoor theme. There are no formal decks or railings, all of the back yard is designed to fit in with nature. Mature trees and shrubs are planted but the biggest plus are the ponds. Waterfalls, streams and pools are the key part to the landscaping. I love the yard but can do without the massive house.
If you look top the back of the photo you can see a bit of a palapa under the leafy green tree. There is a waterfall that comes down the huge rocks there, tricking into a pond, which then trickles into the infinity pool which then trickles down into a another pond and then a another pond and then on down the hill to the next home.
Same yard but from a different angle, the lake is in the background.
The company who created this environmental design learned the concept in Europe. Basically the water is purified without the use of chemicals, salt or other additives, just a combination of filters, natural rocks, stone and water plants. Wish I had the money to create such an ecological system in my backyard. I’ll just have to make due with the lake here and the Pacific Ocean! Still, this is a great concept. When the sun shines again Colin will be there getting the perfect shots.
That was the extent of our summer, back to grey skies! Is departure day in October really that far away…..4 months?? Sigh!!
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Whow beautiful yard!! We have had a few days of sun and today a added rain shower, don’t have to water plant,s ! But please give us more sunshine!!!!
Susie…I know that you & Roger would love a yard like that and knowing Roger he could build it. Yes more sun please.
George…no not for you & I but always nice to see and praise those who come up with these neat ideas. Yes more sun for you too. We all want the sun yet others are dealing with fires, floods and drought. What a mixed up world we live in.
Nice house and yard, but nor for us we like what we have.
Yes a rainy overcast day here too!
More sunshine would be nice, but at least it’s not too cold.
Heading south can’t come soon enough.
We are thinking that living in Mexico is in our future too. This spring has certainly turned us off Canada with it’s weather and prices.
Kevin and Ruth
My husband always tells me to quit wishing the days away..they go too quickly as it is, and he is right. Still, when waiting for something special like returning to your tranquil Stone Island, it is hard NOT to wish the days away. I need to catch up on your blogs and I always smile when I read other blogs and notice we seem to be on the same ones, leaving comments.
Off to the new salon, Tippy Toes, today with Sheila, the publisher of MazatlanLife.com for a free spa day for training. Also, if you haven’t been reading her ezine, you should. It’s got everything you want to know. (I am one of her writers). “-)
I can hardly wait to try Tippy Toes but I fear she is going to get so booked up before November. Hope you have a fab day! I have to agree with your hubby, we need to cherish and live each day to the fullest. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? Happy to hear you are writing for MazLife, I love it.