"Higher Ground" - Stevie Wonder, 1973

May I share a few more exterior photos of our house? (I promise that some interior ones will follow, when we're a little bit more settled!)

First of all, there's that Clematis "Montana" on the top of "Tahiti" in the corner of the garden. Now that it's in full bloom, we've discovered that the vine has crept up into some of the surrounding trees...quite high in the trees, as a matter of fact. I've never seen a clematis vine so assertive!!!

Here are some photos. The color/colour isn't quite right -- in real life, the flowers are pale pink. And as always, you can click on any of the photos for a full-sized version.



Here's the clematis covering "Tahiti" in the NE corner of our back garden...as seen from one of the upstairs bedrooms. I took this, and all of the other photos, this afternoon.





A little closer...but from the same upstairs window.




A close-up view of the beautiful vine!




I'm not sure whether you can see it or not...but over the years, the clematis has grown high into the tree in the background!




Any chance that you can see the clematis up in the tree(s)?




Changing topics a bit...here's our proximity to the village primary school's playground...this is part of the school's fence on the western side of our garden. We love the sound of the children playing. It's the sound of "life"!




Now, shifting to a view out of one of the front upstairs bedrooms -- our guest room -- we discovered that we actually have a small view of the village church from the window!



And last but not least, does anybody know what kind of plant produces a flower like this? It just started blooming in the garden. It's beautiful --- but I don't have a clue what it is!

Janet