tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post2896110895443753205..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): NeighborsMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-91346084432116194872012-10-10T12:51:59.466-04:002012-10-10T12:51:59.466-04:00Possibly, oh brave Anonymous, but with one excepti...Possibly, oh brave Anonymous, but with one exception these are all rental properties, with impermanent residents, and it's not as though I tag them with names and addresses. Just as you are not tagged with name and address :-) <br /><br />Mostly, though, I am interested in backyards as a state of mind. Which speaks to Julie N's observation, too. The disparity between front and back of house was one of the first things that struck me about the US. The front looked neat and nice and great, and often the back was a disaster. Even the siding on houses was different at the back. Because no one could see the back, and presumably the owners couldn't "see" it, either... English and Dutch back gardens, by contrast, even modest, are usually used and gardened in. Even if it's a few rows of vegetables (That's why I love catching trains into cities, anywhere - you get to see the Back).I think it's fascinating. <br /><br />Of course, I generalize, broadly.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-11286619334327941922012-10-10T09:04:08.153-04:002012-10-10T09:04:08.153-04:00When we bought our apt, which we picked for the te...When we bought our apt, which we picked for the terrace, we were lucky to inherit the trees that lived there. We have filled in with herbs, flowers and vegetables and also looked in wonder at unused roofs in our neighborhood. BUT I will say we spend a lot of time and money (we do all the work ourselves) on our "garden". When we go away, I have to have a garden sitter. It is not everyone's love as it is mine. It is too bad that community gardens have waiting lists while these spaces languish. Perhaps "Adopt a Yard"?<br />Julie Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-18119053730047037942012-10-08T22:42:21.107-04:002012-10-08T22:42:21.107-04:00It would seem a little invasive to be sharing thei...It would seem a little invasive to be sharing their spaces (however ugly) without their permission on the internet. These are not public parks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-12549020427222956652012-10-06T18:45:31.729-04:002012-10-06T18:45:31.729-04:00Sort of sad they have not added a colorful cushion...Sort of sad they have not added a colorful cushion, a painted wall, or even a flowering shrub to soften their view. <br /><br />Yes.<br /><br />MORE.Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275379577689130061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-63915327091005622712012-10-05T04:19:48.933-04:002012-10-05T04:19:48.933-04:00Really enjoyed a wander thru your neighbours' ...Really enjoyed a wander thru your neighbours' outside spaces - thanks Marie, very interesting...! :)jellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-68084264659568932472012-10-05T00:10:14.204-04:002012-10-05T00:10:14.204-04:00Fantastic catch ;-))))))
Fantastic catch ;-))))))<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13056705327166202954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-2120798607273329152012-10-04T22:49:24.753-04:002012-10-04T22:49:24.753-04:00This post is a little like watching "Rear Win...This post is a little like watching "Rear Window" in blog post form. Cool.jim/ArtofGardening.orghttp://artofgardeningbuffalo.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-71011105228057252572012-10-04T22:20:43.777-04:002012-10-04T22:20:43.777-04:00That was fun! What an interesting brick wall that...That was fun! What an interesting brick wall that is until you look through or over it.Sylvannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928028663255268616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-66917031948874746512012-10-04T21:03:40.130-04:002012-10-04T21:03:40.130-04:00Henry James wrote that good writers are those &quo...Henry James wrote that good writers are those "on whom nothing is lost." That's you, Marie. Nothing escapes your eye (and lens), and we are the richer.<br /><br />The old Italian guy reminds me of an apt description conveyed by a staff officer of General Phil Sheridan : "His gentlemanly qualities are few."<br /><br />And like the old man, Sheridan never improved. <br /><br />Been around lots of those types in my work. But they are the losers, not we (you) who seek a more elegant relationship with our fellow travelers.. Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203256534482315768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-67258092584423022042012-10-04T19:06:29.325-04:002012-10-04T19:06:29.325-04:00Love this voyeuristic sneak peak into the backyard...Love this voyeuristic sneak peak into the backyards of New York...we certainly don't have views like this in Sydney! Your old-man neighbours sounds like a right...git!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907743046211723083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-10676345687970277202012-10-04T17:52:45.761-04:002012-10-04T17:52:45.761-04:00I can't imagine living this way - the way so m...I can't imagine living this way - the way so many people in the cities live. I've always lived in the country & the views out my windows are such an important part of my life. Getting out in my yard & woods are a pretty big part of every day too - working with my flowers & garden. <br /><br />It doesn't matter where you live though, people are the same. I have neighbors with acres of land that do nothing with it as well & neighbors who do amazing things with all that grand space. I'm in the middle, some years I get a lot done & some years not much at all. It's hard to keep up with it all. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305409125105992525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-43493336384252958392012-10-04T17:24:29.510-04:002012-10-04T17:24:29.510-04:00You are lucky to have naturalists in the backyards...You are lucky to have naturalists in the backyards. We have a naturist. And it's not pretty.Donatellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-28921313742271702952012-10-04T17:21:04.526-04:002012-10-04T17:21:04.526-04:00If only they realised just what could be achieved ...If only they realised just what could be achieved in all that space - as you say - what a waste.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-67545251786219826622012-10-04T16:37:47.926-04:002012-10-04T16:37:47.926-04:00Thanks for the peek into the hidden green spots in...Thanks for the peek into the hidden green spots in our neighborhood. As a gardener (and a semi-naturalist), my heart aches for all that space with too many weeds (and possibilities). Oh well...to each their own.Russ Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883382329704158347noreply@blogger.com