Milkbank House ruins near Lockerbie / Scotland (by robarmstrong).

Abandoned glass botanical garden in England

When nature takes over once-lively places, the result is both eerie and incredible.

Val, citizen of the world and dreamer - Welcome to my blog.

Stay connected to family and friends by sharing the LittleThings that spark joy.

I finally (40 years too late) got inside my favorite Portugese House !

See how this rural garden on the NSW Central Coast was transformed with sweeping lawns, landscaped garden beds, native plants and ornamental grasses.

secret garden, via pinterest

From mysterious doors and secret rooms to hidden passageways and nature's portals, my sense is that you and I have an unquenchable thirst for this stuff, so here are 30 of my favourites that I'd like to show you, freshly fished from the rabbit hole that is the internet... Behind the bookshelf 1.

Picture yourself in the evening, walking around outside your home, a cup of coffee or glass of wine in your hand. What do you notice about your yard? Does it fill you with a sense of peace and wellbeing, do its bright colours lift your mood?

Let me take you on a tour of the fall cottage garden from the beginning to just last week and share what's happening in the Pacific Northwest, hardiness zone 8b.

Into the Unknown is a song that appears in "The Old Grist Mill," as well as "The Unknown." The full version of the song plays at the end of The Unknown, and is sung by Greg's Frog. Composer: Patrick McHale Vocals: Jack Jones Led through the mist, By the milk-light of moon, All that was lost, is revealed. Our long bygone burdens, mere echoes of the spring, But where have we come, and where shall we end? If dreams can't come true, then why not pretend? How the gentle wind, Beckons through the leav