Driveway and Front Yard
This is the front yard. See how messy it is? One day we hope to have it all with a nice lawn and fence plus gate across the front.
Well, when we bought this land it was completely treed. We took down about 50 trees to get our opening for our house, the septic, the hydro pole and the water lines. What was left was a mess!!
Front Yard ViewThis is what the whole front of the yard looks like. There are piles all down one side of the driveway and others on the other side also! Plus in the back there are two very large piles of logs. To get rid of all this mess will require pulling the logs out of the stack, chainsawing them into lengths and then splitting and stacking them. This is easier said than done because when the excavator came through he dumped dirt and mess all over the logs, so now to cut them we need to brush them first with a wire brush.
It will be a mess for a while!! Ray says that he will burn the brush this winter to keep himself warm while he is putting the siding on the house! *grin* Oh yes! It will be cold!
In the meantime the boys and I have begun our landscaping. The first job was the immediate back yard. We began with me raking and raking and raking and the boys picking and picking and picking rocks!! *smile* That is a job that *any* age can do - even the baby! He loves to put rocks in the bucket. And then when the boys haul it away he gets to ride back in the wheelbarrow. *smile* You should see him clinging on for dear life!
How Many More, Mum?
Looks like Dane is praying *grin*, but he is actually being a little more picky that I need! In reality I think he is taking a break and playing!
It is looking good already. You won't notice the difference because you didn't see how bad it was before. But we are seeing progress. Obviously we will be going back to pick out more rocks as the earth settles.
Clearing all the Dead Brush and Needles
Looking GoodIn the meantime the kids can have their trampoline and swingset put up.
Lunch Break
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