The old brick wall is now a lovely entry walkway. We built a "Peace Gate" with the kanji for
peace in front and a "Happiness Gate" at the side entry with the kanji for
happiness. Our house is the one that looks like a Bed & Breakfast with front and back gardens and decorative gates.
The trellis is now grown over with wisteria and we put up a
koinobodi - a giant fish kite flying from a tall bamboo pole. Can you guess that we love Japanese style architecture and decor? We dug a pond for turtles, frogs, and mosquito fish. Margo arranged 2 tons of rocks around the edges of the pond, and Greg installed a waterfall that looks like it comes from a creek behind our 100 foot redwood tree. Sheer delight - just ask the turtles! Bricks from the old wall were cleaned and arranged with various size stones to create a figure-eight walkway around the front gardens. A Buddha statue rests blissfully smiling in the midst of colorful flowers, the sound of waterfall, and hummingbirds and dragon flies buzzing about.
The old brick wall is now a lovely entry walkway. We built a "Peace Gate" with the kanji for peace in front and a "Happiness Gate" at the side entry with the kanji for happiness. Our house is the one that looks like a Bed & Breakfast with front and back gardens and decorative gates. 
The trellis is now grown over with wisteria and we put up a koinobodi - a giant fish kite flying from a tall bamboo pole. Can you guess that we love Japanese style architecture and decor? We dug a pond for turtles, frogs, and mosquito fish. Margo arranged 2 tons of rocks around the edges of the pond, and Greg installed a waterfall that looks like it comes from a creek behind our 100 foot redwood tree. Sheer delight - just ask the turtles! Bricks from the old wall were cleaned and arranged with various size stones to create a figure-eight walkway around the front gardens. A Buddha statue rests blissfully smiling in the midst of colorful flowers, the sound of waterfall, and hummingbirds and dragon flies buzzing about.
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