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Morning light

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 I took a few photos the other morning, they feel fallish I thought I'd share.  Also with the time change coming up it felt like I should. In 2018 California overwhelmingly passed Prop 7, to stay permanently on Daylight Savings Time.  However, it needs a 2/3 majority of both the State Assembly and Senate and a signature from Newsom I believe.  GET ON IT!  Give the people what they want! The morning sun first hits the back of the house, and this wall of pots. At this time of year, the slope above the pool doesn't get lit up until a few hours later.  In spring and summer, this area is full sun all day.  Feels a little gloomy when it's shaded. The Hakea leaves are as pretty as the blooms. I like how the base of the Yucca filamentosa was glowing. From Annie's Annuals. Heat Miser.   Baby Silver torch, and a Puya that I'm hoping will finally put out a bloom in 2025? Maybe.   From the other side. Aloe castanea, cat's tail aloe.  Also from Annie's Annuals.   A bit o
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Day 4 and now it's my turn.

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 Well I'm a little late, the deck was finished Thursday and I'm finally getting around to posting pictures today (Sunday).  I've purchased the wood slats to attach to the beams to create the lath (laugh) house- and a piece of douglas fir to attach to the top of the retaining wall, for pots and to set a glass of wine on.  But first, I need to get the roof on.   You can see better with this pic, there is a perfect spot to put a slab of wood across the top of the retaining wall. The stairs are nice and wide, I wasn't sure at first but they are "right".  Particularly since I asked for no hand railing.  There will be slats there on the left, I thought that would be fine. A nice area for planting what? something for privacy.  Not messy, fast growing, stays green year round.   My heart is set, that this Magnolia laevifolia 'Copperstop' be somewhere near the deck.  In the ground or in a pot I'm not sure. I think the beautiful rust color will be so nice by
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Day 3

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 I promised an update every day, so I'm doing it.  I feel now I could have covered the deck in one post or maybe two, haha.  Today the stair frame and lath house posts were added, as well as more decking. Thank you to  Anvil for naming the to be constructed shade house the "Laugh House".  Olivia came out to inspect with me, and convince me the stairs weren't too wide.  I think she's right, they are appropriate. The view from here is what started this whole thing, and I really need to take all the shade umbrellas down. Upper deck has begun, this is where the Laugh House will be, I had them cement 8' posts in each corner.   It main deck is just 14', but there were 3 of us up there today, and I think it will be pretty comfortable for 6-8 people. The Inspector.  A few aloes got bunged up today, which hurts.  I guess that's to be expected :( In other news,  Olivia has moved home for a bit after finishing up college and needed a bookshelf for her room.  Off
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