Sometimes you have to do something about the neighbours
I don't like curtains. The only place in my house that has curtains, rather than blinds or bare windows is the master bedroom. I don't have any window covering in the kitchen. I like to look out and watch the birds. We have miners, minahs, butcher birds and kookaburras so it gets pretty interesting out there.
My neighbour goes out to his backyard to smoke. I can smell the smoke and occasionally see the red glow of the cigarette at night if he's right up the back on the high part of his land.
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accessed 14/2/13A while ago, the old six foot brick fence between our properties fell down in a storm so we replaced it. That meant all the creepers growing on the fence had to be cleared away. It took a while to replace the fence as well. It was during this time that I noticed the neighbour watching me through my kitchen window as he smoked. Sometimes he'd call out and start a conversation, but most often he just watched. Even at night (remember the red glow).
I don't know about other people, but when I'm inside my house, I like to feel I only have to talk to whoever is inside the house with me. I don't want people I don't know well calling out to me through the window, especially when the window overlooks my fully fenced back yard. Surely the six foot high fence is an indication I want privacy.
Gradually, the creepers grew back, up the fence and along the top. I trimmed them to encourage them to grow taller, but the neighbour could still see over the top. One evening, just before sunset, as I was cooking dinner, I saw him come out and step up onto a block (or something) he had on the other side of the fence. It was tall enough to allow him to see over the creepers and straight in my kitchen window again.
I trimmed the creepers some more and fertilised them as well. I haven't seen more than the top of my neighbour's head in a while so it must have worked.
My neighbour goes out to his backyard to smoke. I can smell the smoke and occasionally see the red glow of the cigarette at night if he's right up the back on the high part of his land.
Image from: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/star-jasmine-vine.html
accessed 14/2/13A while ago, the old six foot brick fence between our properties fell down in a storm so we replaced it. That meant all the creepers growing on the fence had to be cleared away. It took a while to replace the fence as well. It was during this time that I noticed the neighbour watching me through my kitchen window as he smoked. Sometimes he'd call out and start a conversation, but most often he just watched. Even at night (remember the red glow).
I don't know about other people, but when I'm inside my house, I like to feel I only have to talk to whoever is inside the house with me. I don't want people I don't know well calling out to me through the window, especially when the window overlooks my fully fenced back yard. Surely the six foot high fence is an indication I want privacy.
Gradually, the creepers grew back, up the fence and along the top. I trimmed them to encourage them to grow taller, but the neighbour could still see over the top. One evening, just before sunset, as I was cooking dinner, I saw him come out and step up onto a block (or something) he had on the other side of the fence. It was tall enough to allow him to see over the creepers and straight in my kitchen window again.
I trimmed the creepers some more and fertilised them as well. I haven't seen more than the top of my neighbour's head in a while so it must have worked.
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