Our yard...

...also known as le jardin or "the garden" — it all depends on where you come from.

On the left above is s a view of one-third of the yard that you get from our guest bedroom. The grass is very brown for this early in the season. On the right is another third of the yard. This part of the yard had, until recently, several large trees planted on it — two tall conifers, and three birch trees. All of those died for some unknown reason over the past five years. There was also a small pear tree out there that died, and there was a big juniper bush that we had taken out. The north side of our house is visible on the right in the photo.

On the left above is another view of the north side yard, and in the foreground you can see the stump of one of the conifers that had to be cut down. On the right is a view of the western parts of the yard, taken from near the back gate. Those are apple trees on the left in the photo

The garden shed is out near the back gate. We've accepted a bid from a contractor to come and put new shutters of the shed's window and to repair its door, which needs new hinges. We've been waiting for the work to start for a while now. On the right above you can see that we are still struggling against moles that are burrowing under our two apple trees. If the weather stays dry, they will soon move on. The un-mowed patch is where we grow oregano, which we will soon be harvesting and drying.