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Here are a few pictures of my adobe work moving to the northwest and west part of the yard. It was an overcast day, not too hot and perfect for this work:
Blue 8' posts for the rose arbor -- this job is currently on hold awaiting more funds for more 2' X 4' boards -- rose seems happy with its new drip system! (Pardon the warping boards - not kiln dried, sun dried and BENDING!)The north bed - not 'fine tuned' finished yetFar top left of picture is a honeysuckle and a jasmine -- that corner of yard is bone dry! Still awaits its dripline, need to see how the new beds form up. I am going to try to figure out how to channel rainwater from the roof over to that corner of the yard - eventually!New little 'patio' and lower walkway forming - due to rainwater coming off this roof-line, this soil is perfectly moist for 'deep digging'!Built adobe planter around the Pompas (looking due west)Looking northeast, new spot being dug for another climbing rose beside the blue arbor - pile of dirt will make bricks on west of house, entire area there will be dug out and removed down 2' - 3'Step down from sidewalk, lower walkway below it is forming
Started walkway on west side of house today -- soil lies one block depth below the sidewalk -- BIG pile of dirt being excavated in center of front yard will be used to make these brickswest walk continued
Just to remember, this was how it looked in the beginning
The nasty Bermuda grass roots and runners DO go down 2 feet! Thus, added need to dig, dig, dig -- and shaking roots and picking out tiny pieces is SLOW work! Along with picking out the earth worms (YAY!) and watching out for little frogs in the moist dirt!
Fabulous Linda. I’m impressed and a bit envious. I don’t get nearly enough direct contact with the earth here. So please dig a bit on my behalf as well.
Was lovely seeing your kids. Pretty wonderful trio. Hope I’ll get to visit you one day too.
I went out on a dirt road near here just before sunset — orange blaze behind dark purple mountain skyline. I think of you often when I go look for rocks — nothing majestic around me here, but still — so grounding — and I remember when you brought home those big rocks I think from a gravel pit when you lived in Fargo and put them in your yard — I have never forgotten how pleased you were with those!!! (The older I get the bigger I remember those rocks being — over a hundred pounds each I am quite sure! Which makes you Super Woman in my book!)
Yes, I hope you can come in the dead-ass end of winter!! Not HOT here by any means, but lovely. ‘Course it is lovely here ALL the time — I have found my home — I love it here — just wish kids weren’t so dang far away — and in SIBERIA!!
This is awesome and amazing, Linda! I love the color of the dirt you work with, and your bricks are beautiful. So glad you have Harvey there to help you!
Much love,
Sharon
Goodness gracious! Lots of hard work, what amazing transformation! Those pompas are COOL — haven’t seen those in bloom (or to seed?) like that before. XOXOX
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Fabulous Linda. I’m impressed and a bit envious. I don’t get nearly enough direct contact with the earth here. So please dig a bit on my behalf as well.
Was lovely seeing your kids. Pretty wonderful trio. Hope I’ll get to visit you one day too.
I went out on a dirt road near here just before sunset — orange blaze behind dark purple mountain skyline. I think of you often when I go look for rocks — nothing majestic around me here, but still — so grounding — and I remember when you brought home those big rocks I think from a gravel pit when you lived in Fargo and put them in your yard — I have never forgotten how pleased you were with those!!! (The older I get the bigger I remember those rocks being — over a hundred pounds each I am quite sure! Which makes you Super Woman in my book!)
Yes, I hope you can come in the dead-ass end of winter!! Not HOT here by any means, but lovely. ‘Course it is lovely here ALL the time — I have found my home — I love it here — just wish kids weren’t so dang far away — and in SIBERIA!!
This is awesome and amazing, Linda! I love the color of the dirt you work with, and your bricks are beautiful. So glad you have Harvey there to help you!
Much love,
Sharon
Goodness gracious! Lots of hard work, what amazing transformation! Those pompas are COOL — haven’t seen those in bloom (or to seed?) like that before. XOXOX