Fence.

We are coming up on living out here for a remarkable three years. Remarkable because a) it’s been the most wonderful place I’ve lived since I was a child and b) as adults, Husband and I can both count the places we’ve lived for more than three years on one finger.

But I digress. It’s been three years.

I have managed to accumulate an impressive amount of birds in that time, but in doing that I have definitely sacrificed the sanctity & cleanliness of my decks and outside areas. Because poop. Also, my ability to grow a single plant of my own choosing anywhere outdoors and on ground level is laughable.

It brings me great joy that they are able to free range & I have no intention of caging them in somewhere, but I have been feeling a less poo covered patio for awhile.

Soooo…a fence!

We put in some very full, very hot days pounding in fence posts and hauling dirt back and forth, but we had a ton of support from the worlds most excellent landlords/neighbors, and I love the final product SO MUCH!

I swear I did some work too. 😬

…and now, something that hasn’t existed in my reality for years;

FLOWERS! Courtesy of my most wonderful momma. **thanks ma!**

These would not have lasted 30 seconds in our pre-fence era.