The Émigrés: 2 Years In Burgenland, Austria. ( 3 )

Outside, Garden & Animals.

Both Bob and I didn't realize how much work a garden and house take.( Here is a link to part 2. ) Most of the time we are happy doing the work and enjoy it. Like anything else in life, there are days that we don't !

I think this job was an enjoyable one for Bob. A man and his toys...We have so many fruit trees in need of pruning, that often we don't know when & where to start.

Getting ready to cart the cut branches away. We both do that together, but as I am " Photographer " it always looks as if only Bob does the work !

Planting our vegetable garden.

It has grown in leaps and bounds...

A buck in our neighbourhood. Wildlife abounds here.

Pheasants have adopted our village and you often see them crossing the road.

Bob picking our peaches. Jam, jam & jam.

The first cup of coffee always tastes the best. Listening to the birds tweeting at the same time.

Finally, because we can't have a dog, Bob takes our rubbish bin for daily walks....no, he missed the scheduled day of collection and had to improvise. Check out this funny blog post.

Our life has changed so much. We lived in a flat on the eighth floor for years. Even pot plants on the balcony tended to not get very old. Yet now, we get things to grow and blossom.

A real farm life. Making jams, growing vegetables and keeping flowers in bloom. Gardening with gusto. That saying: " Life starts at 40 - ish " is true...Oh, and by the way, we love it.

Biggi