The Land Of Chillidude - Chillidudia

chillidude · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:33 pm

OK, I've finally gotten around to getting some general photos of the back yard so here we go.

I'll start of with the obligatory disclaimers on how cruddy it looks in places. My excuses are;

- we're in the latter part of possibly the world's longest running renovation/extension all thanks to the world's slowest builder, and

- Perth's 75+ days without rain (otherwise the place would be covered in weeds

)

We put in a citrus dominated orchard 2½ years ago which is coming along nicely now. 10 citrus varieties + banana, fig, gooseberry, passionfruit, pomegranate, sugarcane (2 weeks ago) and a variety of herbs along with a parsley forest !

The block is on the front (west) of the Darling Range overlooking Perth so, while the view is great, we get baked by the afternoon soon until it sets, which can be hard on the plants as it really extends a hot day.

chillidude · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:39 pm

The next lot of piccies.....

chillidude · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:45 pm

and even more ......

chillidude · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:49 pm

and finally a shot of the view from that pool you saw before;

Simo · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:55 pm

Very Nice Chillidude, love the views over the pool, makes me want a beer :cheers:

Where are the photos of your chilli garden?

dufflight · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:17 pm

Nice place for driving practice. Little white golf balls sailing into the distance.

pistolknight · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:13 pm

Shit Nige was going to clean my place up before you came, no need to by the looks :lol:

But things seem to be going along fine, except your builder I suppose, still pissed about your view

earthbound · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:40 pm

So if someone takes three steps back from the end of the pool do they fall down a 10m cliff? :shock:

dufflight · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:27 pm

Or onto the roof of the next house.

earthbound · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:44 pm

Or is it another swimming pool below, is your daughter about to do a reverse double pike from the high board there

chillidude · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:36 pm

Simo wrote:

Very Nice Chillidude, love the views over the pool, makes me want a beer :cheers:

Where are the photos of your chilli garden?

Thanks Simo - lot's of things make me want a beer too :cheers:

There's no chillies this year :shock:

- my intention had been to get them up and running in the AP system, but thanks to my builder, the snail on mogodon, it's not up and running yet :bad:

dufflight wrote:

Nice place for driving practice. Little white golf balls sailing into the distance.

Yeah Duff, if you were good enough to hit it over the next 5 properties, you'd be right as it's nature reserve for a while then ! Unfortunately (or fortunately), it ain't my thing.

pistolknight wrote:

Shit Nige was going to clean my place up before you came, no need to by the looks :lol:

But things seem to be going along fine, except your builder I suppose, still pissed about your view

Paul - in that case you owe me a beer :cheers:

Maybe you'll get to check the view out at my AP System Up And Running that I'm hoping to hold sometime this year :party:

earthbound wrote:

So if someone takes three steps back from the end of the pool do they fall down a 10m cliff? :shock:

From the pool they'll be alright, kinda, as it's a 4ft drop onto thick blend of couch and lippia and then you'll roll down into the grevilleas.

If you fall off the balcony, and live, you probably won't walk again, though no doubt you'll be able to test the usefulness of my public liability clause in the house insurance.

No parties until we have a balustrade or something there to stop piss-heads having gravity attacks :drink:

dufflight wrote:

Or onto the roof of the next house.

- Nup - we own the 8 metres in front of that view as well so you'll definitely land on our property.

dufflight · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:01 pm

chillidude wrote:

Yeah Duff, if you were good enough to hit it over the next 5 properties, you'd be right as it's nature reserve for a while then ! Unfortunately (or fortunately), it ain't my thing.

Used to knock a ball a far distance. Par 4 I could get next to the green it if went straight. If it went to the left I had to get a new ball. The John Deere place accross the road still has the golf balls imbeded into there walls and roof from when I was practicing out the front as a kid. 2 angry guys coming around the corner gave me the idea that not all of the balls were going over the shed. :fart:

chillidude · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 11:52 pm

Ahhh, the joys of being a kid - squashing bullets with rocks, mixing brake fluid and pool chlorine in tennis balls, and running away from grown ups you've pissed off ......

chillidude · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:25 pm

Here's a couple of pics of my Tahitian Lime - having an impressive year for citrus here in Perth :thumb:

pistolknight · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:50 pm

and a pic of unorganized AP equipment i see

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