Home again, home again

After a brutal trip to England and one of the most expensive taxi rides I've ever had the pleasure of paying for, L. and I made it safely back home to find the house still standing and the garden to have turned into a jungle in our absence.

The stinging nettle grew magnificently (as did, I found out today, its nasty little stingers)

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The pear seems to have been very productive (at least in the leaf department)

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Some of the many rose bushes are in full bloom

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And, concerning the pond, we were shocked to discover our 'pond weed' is, in fact, a mass of irises

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In less happy news, the very dry weather managed to evaporate much of the fishes' water, so we frantically filled the poor pond back up

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And had a very worrying few days wondering if the fish had made it....fortunately, I'm pleased to report four have been sighted so far, though they seem to be pouting at the bottom. I've been feeding them extra portions of fish food as an apology and hope the missing fifth will show himself soon....

(The frog was not so coy and very kindly made his presence known the first night)

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