Working outdoors

@Fleura (36149)
United Kingdom
June 17, 2026 12:56am CST
I love to be outside. On a nice day if something keeps me indoors I’m constantly looking out of the window wishing I was out there. Well the joy of working at home on my laptop is that I can often be out there even when I have desk work to do. My partner was teasing me about it, saying ‘Oh look at you with your fancy garden desk’ – but what’s the point of having a lovely garden if you can’t take time to enjoy it? Otherwise it’s just another never-ending source of jobs to do! So here’s my morning workspace, at our rather wobbly old table under the grapevine. All rights reserved. © Text copyright Fleur 2026.
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Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (24203)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun
How lovely to be able to work outside especially in the current weather we are having.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (57112)
• Canada
17 Jun
I agree with you, what is the sense of having a lovely garden if you cannot enjoy it. You have created a very inviting space here, enjoy it completely while the warmth of the season is here.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (41673)
• Philippines
17 Jun
That is a nice cozy place to have your work done. I guess that place has a nice working temperature to comfortably stay there for long. I wish i could do that in my place but our climate is very much different from yours that working in that kind of place can be very uncomfortable because of the hot and humid climate we have in our place.
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Fleur
@Fleura (36149)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun
Yes you are right, here it is rare for it to be uncomfortably hot, in the summer we usually have to make the most of warm days!
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rsa101
@rsa101 (41673)
• Philippines
17 Jun
@Fleura What’s comfortable in your place is the opposite for us. We seek out cooler spots to escape the heat, while you cherish warm days because most of the year there’s a much colder climate where you are.
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kixsh101
@kixsh101 (2140)
• Philippines
17 Jun
You really have a nice work spot out there. I love being by the window or in front of the window. No matter how stressful work or my day is as long as I have the glimpse what is outside, I will definitely feel recharged. Your garden looks great, by the way. Enjoy your view and happy working.
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Fleur
@Fleura (36149)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun
Thank you. It looks very green there (apart from the purple clematis flowers in the corner) but the rest of the garden that I'm looking out on is rather more colourful!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (177046)
• United States
17 Jun
And what keeps you working when you can spend your time watching the creatures and plants in your garden? I wouldn't get any work done at all if I was outside.
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Fleur
@Fleura (36149)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun
That is a problem. I'm constantly jumping up to look at things, or watching the birds with binoculars, or photographing the spiders that walk around the table...
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DE
@DaddyEvil (177046)
• United States
17 Jun
@Fleura Yup! Exactly what I mean! No work gets done outside here, either.
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Michael
@Wrexxo (5230)
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17 Jun
I love your creativity. Now you can work while watching what's going on outside. I love your workspace
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Fleur
@Fleura (36149)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun
Thank you - but the snag is I am constantly watching what's going on and not concentrating! Even just photographing spiders walking around the table and things like that!!
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Michael
@Wrexxo (5230)
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17 Jun
@Fleura the disadvantages that comes with it
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Amber
@AmbiePam (125049)
• United States
17 Jun
It looks like an ideal place to work.
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changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (17284)
• China
17 Jun
You take pleasure in gardening .You feel a sense of achievement as you look at those flowers and fruits.
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Fleur
@Fleura (36149)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun
If I can't take time to enjoy it then what would be the point?
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rakski
@rakski (158769)
• Philippines
18 Jun
That's nice!
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69671)
• Centralia, Washington
17 Jun
That's lovely. Is nature distracting you?
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69671)
• Centralia, Washington
17 Jun
@Fleura Outdoors is where my best poetry emerges.
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Fleur
@Fleura (36149)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun
I admit I am very easily distracted.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (386266)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jun
If you work outside on a laptop, you have to have the light just where you want it. I never seem to be able to get the light where I want it. That looks a lovely spot to sit.
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (12995)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun
If you HAVE to work ….that seems the ideal place ….
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Fleur
@Fleura (36149)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun
I can't imagine not working. I mean if I wasn't doing work of one sort I'd be doing some other sort, or volunteering.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (223745)
• United States
20 Jun
I'm glad you have the option to work outdoors if you wish.
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Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (43763)
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18 Jun
Am I getting deja vu with this I wish my partner would tease me
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (170388)
• United States
17 Jun
Oh that looks so nice and uplifting.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (139067)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Jun
That's where I would be too
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (99776)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Jun
Lucky you have that space it looks like a nice place to work and enjoy nature,
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Baconstripsxxx
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18779)
• Torrington, Connecticut
17 Jun
I completely understand that! If the weather is nice, it almost feels wrong to stay indoors all day staring at four walls when there’s fresh air and sunshine outside.
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (28652)
• Singapore
17 Jun
The workspace looks comfy and inviting to spend all day enjoying the garden and at the same being productive.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79721)
• Germany
17 Jun
That’s a lovely working space. I do the same in my balcony full of flowers when the sun is shining.
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