The front entrance of our house-sit
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382440)
Rockingham, Australia
November 21, 2022 5:28pm CST
We are house-sitting in a very nice house that is situated on a canal in Busselton, Western Australia. This morning we walked out on the little private jetty and I was able to take a photo of the front of the house. The rooves on the right and left are the neighbours. ‘Our’ house has three sections with high, peaked rooves. The one you see is the main house.
Did you notice the cactus plant with the long flower stalk which has bent over and is almost touching the ground? The extensive yard has dozens of pots of succulents and a few cacti as well. They have also spent a great deal on coloured pebbles which cover the paths and any bare areas.
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@BarBaraPrz (51838)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Nov 22
Impressive, but how is anyone supposed to walk next door to borrow a cup of sugar? That one side looks like a gate, but the other is a wall.
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Nov 22
@JudyEv - I love the home where you are doing the house-sit. I also like that they have planted the property with plants that are attractive, but use very little water. More people are starting to do that in Southern California, with all our water shortages!
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@rsa101 (41005)
• Philippines
22 Nov 22
This time, the lovely home appears very contemporary. So you've returned to home sitting. It seems good, especially considering that it is next to a river or lake. It appears to be a vacation home where you may engage in a variety of water sports.
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@DaddyEvil (174696)
• United States
22 Nov 22
Wow! That is beautiful! I wonder how tall that flower stalk got before it fell over like that?
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@DaddyEvil (174696)
• United States
22 Nov 22
@JudyEv It's really interesting looking.
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@Treborika (18197)
• Mombasa, Kenya
22 Nov 22
@JudyEv quite impressive my friend
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@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Nov 22
That is really beautiful, What a nice place to live, That sure is a big and interesting looking cacti plant,
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
21 Nov 22
That's a lovely home, very nice! And yes, that cactus plant is almost touching the ground:) Thanks for sharing this photo, a good one:)
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
22 Nov 22
@JudyEv You did a very good job, really clear and nice:)
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
22 Nov 22
There is a bit of climbing to do I notice. With my knees I would find it difficult to do it every day although I do climb when I have to go upstairs here but not every day
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
23 Nov 22
@JudyEv When we plan on constructing homes it never occurs to us that a day will come when quite a bit of it will be inaccessible to us.
I do go up to the terrace but not frequently. After my accident I can no longer bend and take stuff from cupboards that are at the ground level in the kitchen. None of our maids are tall enough to reach the cupboards on top. We now have a stand with open shelves with many sections that are now accessible to maids and me (lol)
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@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Nov 22
@allknowing I do hear what you're saying. Some of our storage space is too high to reach easily so we have to choose carefully what we'll put on those shelves.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
25 Nov 22
It must have cost them a pretty penny yes. It is gorgeous Judy.
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@wolfgirl569 (135966)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Nov 22
Lovely house. That cactus is wonderful
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@wolfgirl569 (135966)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Nov 22
@JudyEv You need to find out so you can get one
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@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Nov 22
@wolfgirl569 I've had a bit of a look on cactus and succulent sites but haven't seen any similar.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
22 Nov 22
It's really a very beautiful house surrounded by a beautiful scenery.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
22 Nov 22
No I can't see the plant, yet. Very exclusive & beautiful house!
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@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Nov 22
@oahuwriter It looks like an arch. I've put blue lines round it now.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
23 Nov 22
@JudyEv
The very dark green plant with big leaves?
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@Beestring (15372)
• Hong Kong
22 Nov 22
Wow, that's a really beautiful house. The cactus plant is interesting looking.
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@Treborika (18197)
• Mombasa, Kenya
22 Nov 22
The front entrance of the house sit is very beautiful and amazing I must say
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@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Nov 22
There is a lot of 'yard' and garden to get lost in.
@FourWalls (86855)
• United States
22 Nov 22
Absolutely gorgeous! I imagine that the owner went on vacation because living in a vacation spot all the time gets boring. 
@JudyEv (382440)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Nov 22
I think all the houses have been very nice - ours is okay but lacks the character of most of our house-sits.
@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
22 Nov 22
Oh my! This is exactly what my husband wants! It's a lovely house and beautifully landscaped.
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