What a difference 3 years makes!

3 years ago this view was a wilderness of burned timber and iron frames covered in ivy, there were no flowers to be seen.  Dead brambles and thistles were piled high after several years of farm mismanagement and the pond couldn't be seen for layers of various pond weeds and floating and submerged trees.  MrsDB has been the prime mover behind the transformation.  I provided the grunt - when I had the energy!