Vince has a new toy
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382259)
Rockingham, Australia
May 1, 2020 10:06pm CST
Vince, my husband, has a new toy. He has bought himself a drone so here is one of his first efforts. He is hoping to be able to do some shots for a real estate company and all such advertising now has aerial shots taken from a drone.
The photo seems to give an exaggerated view of our limestone steps but maybe that’s how they look from up above. The biggest shrub on the left is a NZ Christmas tree and the small dark patch to the left of it is two Indian hawthorn bushes which are surrounded by mesh to keep the kangaroos out.
One birdbath is virtually under the tree on the right and the flagpole is quite prominent. The black lines going every which way is the reticulation which supplies water to the various shrubs.
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 May 20
He will indeed. It took a while for him to work out how to make it fly then more time to work out how to make it take photos. 
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
2 May 20
Oh now I love it Judy..really super.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
2 May 20
@JudyEv Yes I understand it is lovely tho
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@wolfgirl569 (135847)
• Marion, Ohio
2 May 20
He will be having lots of fun now. You have a lovely place.
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@wolfgirl569 (135847)
• Marion, Ohio
2 May 20
@JudyEv I would guess part of it is the angle of the photo.
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 20
@wolfgirl569 I think so too. The three lots of steps all seem spaced out.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
2 May 20
Gee, that is my dream toy. I wonder if I can still buy the drone within this year.
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@averygirl72 (38848)
• Philippines
2 May 20
Is that your home? That drone is really cool
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 May 20
Yes, that is our house. It looks huge there, doesn't it?
@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 May 20
@averygirl72 By Australian standards, we are not rich but we do have a nice house.
@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
3 May 20
@JudyEv We have to ask for a license first here, then you cannot send your drone to "spy" the properties of other people around you. So the usage would be very limited and it could be a source of problem if by chance you send it fly over a private property (privacy violation - very serious matter here).
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@Tampa_girl7 (54716)
• United States
2 May 20
Is that a solar panel on your home ?
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@Tampa_girl7 (54716)
• United States
3 May 20
@JudyEv my grandparents had one for their hot water too.
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May 20
@Tampa_girl7 Because we have so much sun here, it is very efficient. We turn on the booster sometimes overnight when the power is cheapest.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
2 May 20
that is a super interesting way to see your place!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
3 May 20
@JudyEv it does, and the woods behind your place looks ominous
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 May 20
Thanks very much. That's all he's taken photos of so far.
@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 May 20
We have bush on two sides of us and yes, we go walking there quite often. I'm hoping we might be able to get some photos of the kangaroos.
@snowy22315 (209009)
• United States
2 May 20
It looks like you have a real compound out there in the desert. If I had a drone, there is no doubt whatsoever it would get hung up in the trees. The only place to fly it would be down at the lake.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
2 May 20
very cool. We have places in our country where they are against the law. Mainly because some have used them to invade other peoples privacy
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
3 May 20
@JudyEv very good fun I say
I would love watching all the roos interact 
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 May 20
I love your house Judy, it's beautiful! What is that brown on the left side of the photo? It looks like muddy water, but I'm sure it's not.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 May 20
@JudyEv Yes, the lighter brown. That's gravel? It looks like muddy water, or even what we call here in the US "red dirt clay."
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May 20
@moffittjc Clay/gravel are similar. Gravel is little bits.
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Love the photo by the way. Very nice.
