This is my entry for this weeks Abandoned Shit Contest organized by @customnature
Theme: 'Overgrowth.'
There is only one reason I'd leave an established well appointed home in rural Queensland, Australia nestled amongst mature trees, surrounded by the beauty of nature, not a neighbour in sight, with crows and kookaburras fighting for the pleasure of waking me from my deep slumber in my naturally air conditioned home with wide veranda's wrapped around the entire building.........and that is........ if the fishing was good.
Well, the fishing must have been darn good because these premises have not seen a tin of paint, a broom, a lawn mower, window cleaner, or windows for that matter in a very long time. One man's trash is another insects treasure because I assume that beneath the years of neglect and overgrowth many happy insects are building their homes, keeping their species alive without the interference of humans. Such is life!
I'd be afraid to cross that yard. Might be a snake or something hiding in there. I hate to admit it but it looks like our yard last year. Our house was neglected before we moved in so the yard gets out of control easily. Hard to fight back after nature takes over.
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Very true @marxrab Snakes are I are not compatible and I'd be very surprised if there weren't a few living in this ideal environment (for them anyway lol.) Wouldn't it be nice to have a gardener to keep everything trim and tidy?
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Sad to see abandoned places. I always wonder what happened. Gone fishing sounds like a good reason Trudee:)
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It is sad Joanne. Sometimes it is not cost effective for people to stay on especially in Australia where farming and agricultural relies heavily on favourable climatic conditions and we do get extremes here which makes surviving on the land very difficult indeed.
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You paint a pretty picture with your whimsical description of life in the Australian bush. Unfortunately, Kookaburra calls are not what I now hear, just traffic, dogs barking and people. I need to get back into the country! Not want, need. I guess that is why I go fishing so often...
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I’d much rather wake up to the sound of kookaburras than traffic, dogs and people too, but at least I have my beautiful sea view with Moreton Island in the distance. We house sat a while back on a 40 acre property where we fed wallabies daily and enjoyed visits from a fabulous variety of native birds. Such as, cockatoos, black and white, king parrots, bronzed winged pigeons etc. The peace and tranquility of the place was heavenly.
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