Morning visitor
By Fleur
@Fleura (29199)
United Kingdom
June 17, 2021 3:19am CST
I was up early this morning and when I looked out of the kitchen window I saw this neighbour having a good look around the garden. I grabbed the camera to try and get a shot but they were darting here and there so quickly it was difficult to capture a good one. This was the best I could do.
There’s no doubt various neighbours visit us but we rarely see them so I was quite excited to capture this shot. It made up for being up so early!
And by the way that big heap of sub-soil is the result of our new pond project! We need to get rid of it all soon but that's a lot of wheelbarrows-full.
All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2021.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
17 Jun 21
Oh, nice... I bet he considers that part of his yard and wondered why someone was making a mess in his yard.
I hope the pond turns out nice. (Good pic!
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
17 Jun 21
@Fleura As long as you're enjoying making it, that's what counts.
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@Fleura (29199)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun 21
@DaddyEvil I'm not sure 'enjoying' is the right word! The ground is practically solid clay so when the weather is dry, it's rock hard like trying to dig concrete, and when the weather is wet it's like thick glue - you stick your shovel in and pull it out with a massive lump of clay stuck to it which you can't get off, and that's practically it! And you're walking around with several inches of clay stuck on your boots like weird platform soles... We have to wait for the 'Goldilocks conditions' when it's just moist enough to be workable. We started it in August last year!
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@lazydaizee (6738)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun 21
Nice photo, you have a nice view from your kitchen window.
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@Aquitaine24 (11653)
• San Jose, California
6 Jan 22
That really is a great view. You must have a big yard.
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@Fleura (29199)
• United Kingdom
6 Jan 22
@Aquitaine24 Yes we do have quite a large garden, that's why we moved here. It's not easy to find around here nowadays.
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@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
17 Jun 21
The photo is good. 
I hope to see your pond when it is done. I`m sure it will look better
I hope to see your pond when it is done. I`m sure it will look better 1 person likes this
@changjiangzhibin89 (16542)
• China
20 Jun 21
Getting up early paid dividents ! Is the one in the picture a fox ?
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@Aquitaine24 (11653)
• San Jose, California
6 Jan 22
That is a pretty animal, and a nice picturesque habitat for it to roam.
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@Fleura (29199)
• United Kingdom
19 Jun 21
I do have chickens - so far none lost to foxes in the 8 or so years we've had them (unlike every other chicken keeper I know of!). I've been pretty careful not to allow them out too early and always shut them in at dusk and so far that seems to have worked. I know there are foxes around and have seen them in the garden now and then - one eventful morning an excited young fox actually jumped on top of the chicken run only a few yards from our door! It was so incredibly fast, the chickens wouldn't have stood a chance even though we were so near if the 'fox-resistant' steel mesh hadn't proved its worth!
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@allknowing (130063)
• India
17 Jun 21
You have pretty view through your window.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
17 Jun 21
Awesome view of the pond. Good morning have a nice day
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
17 Jun 21
How cool to see this from your window. I wonder what scent he's picking up.
