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A Bush for All Seasons

11/28/2020

6 Comments

 
When I took behind-the-scene shots the last three times I took doll photos out in the backyard, it dawned on me that they were all taken in the same place. Under the bridal wreath spirea bush in the upper garden. It has tiny in-scale leaves, and is one of the few places the ugly fence is hidden.

That's also where I had set up the Jurassic Park scene in the summer...
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Then again in the end of October, with the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, set up again on the table on the lawn in front of it. By then the garden was almost empty, and the bush was starting to turn.....
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Then again, two weeks later with Monica and her horse.....
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...and again, ten days later, with the first snowfall....
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6 Comments
Jay
11/28/2020 09:32:45 am

I think it's fantastic that you have such a great spot in your own backyard. And it really looks different in all the various photos. I have that problem with the fence in the background. Wish I had such a good solution!

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Martha
11/28/2020 09:36:48 am

It makes me wish I had other bushes up there to help hide the fence, since there's no other place that works for photos for most of the year.

One year Jan actually collected discarded Christmas trees from the neighbourhood, cut the tops off them, and made an evergreen forest up there.

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Donna
11/28/2020 07:28:40 pm

Your garden is a magical oasis hidden in the middle of a suburban neighborhood. It's not just a lovely garden, it's the lovely setting of flights into the land of fantasy.

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earthspirits
11/29/2020 08:14:09 am

That lovely shrub really does make the perfect all-seasons prop!

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Martha
11/29/2020 01:59:55 pm

Thanks. If I wasn't so old, it would be seriously tempting to redesign the upper garden so it works better for doll photos throughout the year, since it doesn't require getting down on the ground.

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designdreamer
8/25/2022 12:59:47 pm

It's amazing how different they all look!

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