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I'm not sure if two mules constitutes a train but there were two at the garden this morning. Tricia joined Clive and I to tidy up the raised beds and cut down more of the weeds growing around the beds. We're making progress but there's still a lot to be done.

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The house nestles beautifully amonst the trees and you have to walk up to it which makes it all the more impressive. When it's hot during the day there's an air misting system above the terrace which provides a form of external air conditioning.
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I've been trying to get a photograph of a turkey vulture all week and at last I managed it by having my camera phone at the ready. The vultures soar on the thermals and sweep back and forth in front of the house. The other aviators I have seen today are aircraft from Cal Fire who were keeping an eye on a fire in the trees just down the mountain. Thankfully it came to nothing but forest fires are a real threat.
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