How I Spent My Summer Vacation ... Part 2 by auntietk
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Most people consider their summer vacation to be when they travel and see new places. We spend all our time doing that, and in the summer we stay at our favorite campground right here at home in Washington State ... and we do landscaping projects! LOL!
Last year I showed you a retaining wall we built. You can see it HERE to refresh your memory, if you'd like.
What you see here is a series of pictures that should give you a pretty good idea of how we've spent our time over the past few months!
1. Bill says getting started is half done, but I think he might be wrong about that in this case! This is the bare-bones-basic outline of the project, looking south. (I forgot to take a shot before we started. Sorry about that. If I had, you would have seen a dirt slope. Isn't that the way they all start?)
2. The stairs are in, and what was originally going to be a wall has turned into a bench. I'm sort of famous around here for design-on-the-fly! I'm sure Bill thinks I woke up every morning with a new idea. This is the view facing north.
3. The stairs are done, the bench is done, and we're working on the area around the tree. This is facing west.
4. This part of the project is done! Stairs, bench, and a path around the tree from the shed to the lower area are all done. That pile of black flexible hose is for a drain line out by the road. It will keep our main lawn from being flooded all winter!
5. The pavers are in around the deck, topsoil is in, and we're ready to plant grass! You can see the top edge of the new wall there along the left-hand side of the photo. This is facing west again.
6. Compare this to image #3. Wow! What a difference!
7. I wanted you to see how great the grass looks already. We could hardly believe how fast it came up! This is looking east.
8. Here's a shot from the road, showing last year's project wall and how it all connects up. The new project is between the shed and the stump.
Next year ... a patio!! :)
We're having a ball with this. We work when we feel like it, take days off when we don't want to move bricks, and don't worry too much about how long it's taking to get the job done. We started this year's project right after the 4th of July, and put down grass seed on August 18th.
Comments (19)
mbz2662
Looking good!
Cosine
Whew! I'm tired!
ronmolina
I am envious! Looks very nice.
Katraz
Nice job, looks good , I'm braking out in a sweat just looking at all that work.
jayfar
I love projects like this, just to go in with a sort of plan but generally to let things evolve.
wysiwig
Looking good. Someone once asked me how it felt to be retired. I replied that it felt like the weekend every day. When you are retired, what you do is not work it is a hobby. Nice hobby you've got going.
Wolfenshire
I want a house on wheels, just not all that digging. Park and play, yep
helanker
WOW! You have really done a beautiful job, Tara. Thank you for letting us see this :) I am looking forward to see the Patio :-)))))))))))))))))))
durleybeachbum
Now THIS is what I call a perfect use of a vacation! It is really enjoyable and satisfying, not just for you but for me too seeing these photos. Such an achievement!! LOVE that grass, and I am quite envious: mine is just starting to go green again after a summer of no rain.
Rob2753
It was a time well spent and looks a treat
kenmo
Sounds like you and Bill have a pretty full summer....
kgb224
Outstanding work by both you and Bill,Tara. God bless.
drifterlee
Lots of hard work!
dragonmuse
Beautiful, but looks like a lot of very hard work. Always such a great feeling to get such projects done.
adorety
Gorgeous and very impressive work! That must give you some tremendous satisfaction.
MrsRatbag
It's lovely! Did you hijack a paving stone delivery truck to get all those lovely stones? What a fun piece of work you have there, and I'll bet sitting in the evening looking at it is quite satisfying!
RodS
Holy moly! You and Bill are getting GOOD at this landscaping stuff! You know, what you've done here is artwork, too! And this is masterful! You know.... Next time you guys are in KC.... My backyard could use some work..... And there's this big spot in my front yard where an old oak tree used to be that could use a nice bit of artistic help! I'll even call Lowes and have them deliver! And I'll fire up the grill! LOL! Seriously, this looks great, Tara! That's a LOT of hard work - makes me tired just thinking about it!
Faemike55
Outstanding series! Great progress on the project
debbielove
An excellent construction feat my friends! Well done.. Great series of photos, thanks for showing us. Rob