Time for a carpark. We cannot hold out any longer. Between my car,
Chris's car, and Bec's 4WD it would already be a juggle.
Add to the mix - Sam and Gordon's visiting car, maybe Gordon's Bike,
and Mike's 4WD, space is short. Plus 4 wheelie bins.
We can technically park there, even though inspector's try to book us,
as we bought a block with no off-street access 35 years ago, but when
we sell there's a problem.
Today no one wants a place without it, and it's a major selling point.
It would be a problem if we have to sell. Had to create a parking space
when I renovated and sold Mum's house, 3 years ago.
Day to day though the hauling in of shopping, and the taking out of
goods, recycling, green waste, garbage etc. is hard work up that slope.
Shortening the trip from the newly created parking level will also help.
So first the clearing.
Major weed invading from next door, Jasmine vine. We start to clear the rainforest area. Different environmental factors mean that we have lost tree ferns over a period.
The future studio site, sprayed but slow to take effect, more Jasmine Vine and a lot
of sandstone fill. A spare small shed to be removed and put up elsewhere on the
property. The view from the studio over the pool and valley, with an additional
window installed, will be pleasant, and let more light in.
Planning to gather the Bromeliads and group together here.
They will revitalise the Rainforest area.
Now the canopy cover is gone, this Firewheel tree is starting to flourish.
Piles of dead wood and prunings. Don't like next door's Breeze Block nightmare,
must soften the look of that, yuck!
Grass will go here, a sloping site with rocks too hard to maintain. Bamboo and Wistaria
are enemies here. Need to green screen next door's megalithic house.
A majority of Pittosporums are affected by Borer attack and will go, they are
actually growing in the wrong climate.
The bridge still not installed over the path that has
a major tree route lifting the sandstone flagging.
So much Privet. The difficult sloping path.
Trimming the Jacaranda, which will need to go, a big conflict with power lines too.
Right along here parking for maybe 4 cars if we are lucky. Next door's
very tall camper home eyesore. Well our carport to come will be in context I guess,
a practical necessity as is theirs. Lots of rotten Fishbone Fern.
From the street, showing the Jacaranda, right in the middle of where
cars need to park, and also many shrubs to be relocated. Though with more
clearing, we will appreciate more so the view of the Bluegums.
