Through the gate and down the alley

In my recent post about our End of Summer Garden Party, I wrote of how I send our guests down the long alley on the north side of the house. This keeps us from having to answer the front door 40+ times during the party, dashing from the back garden through the house, but it also gives some build-up to the garden. I like to think of it as entering a different world, even though it might sit in the center of urban Van Nuys.

Today, I went out and took a few pictures to give you some idea how it would feel to enter the my garden this way.

Take a look by clicking on the photo above.