Pond Cottage

Pond Cottage is a much photographed and admired little cottage which nestles in sheltering trees on the edge of Pond Paddock. It's a gardener's retreat, with a magical view of the pond, naturally!

Much Photographed, Much Admired...

Well, it's much photographed and much admired by me, at least! Only a few select friends have so far been welcomed onto its verandah to have a cup of coffee and gaze at the sparkling pond (and my family of red-hatted garden gnomes who are mainly fishing on the other side).

Did I say much photographed? Oh dear. I mean 'very, very, very much'. Because it's primarily a gardener's cottage, I have a barrowful of pictures, taken at different times in slightly different seasons, and from different viewpoints.

Different flowers and trees share the photographs (blue rosemary, pink Camellias, white cherry blossom, bright yellow Wattle flowers). There are pond reflections of Pond Cottage, back, front and sides views, and so on. What to choose for this page? And it's only been there for four months...

Pond cottage was constructed in the winter of 2010, and gradually over the next months the finishing details were put in (insulation, wall and ceiling lining) - and on (paint, spouting). I have buckets of in-construction photographs too - perhaps I'll show you them another time, when you've got half an hour to spare?

It's my pride and joy - the little garden cottage of my dreams that I've always wanted, and never dared think I'd have. Thanks, Non-Gardening Partner! Now could you please finish the floor so I can move my bed and bookcase in for the summer holidays? Hee hee...