Good morning Debby and all! Right back at youGood morning everyone, whew, lots to read & catch up on!
Have I ever come right out and said how much I like all of you? I think you're an awesome group of people and I'm so glad all of you are here!
Now, off to grab another cup of coffee and catch up with the rest of the BYC world (the 'real' world stuff is too awful to want to keep up with).
agree about the real world stuff too...!
Hey everyone .. posting at the end of what was a huge day!
I started out edging and mowing. Then I started in on one of the remaining garden beds I hadn't tackled yet. When that was done, moved on to another. Got so much done! I ache and I am tired and I am looking forward to Bourbon O’clock in about 60 minutesI have no idea how much water I drank but I know it was a lot cos it was HOT out there!
Anyways, just some photos from today to share. Just a smidgen of what I accomplished.
Reminder .. the before, after the guy had come in with the mini excavator and denutted the palms:
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Today after mowing my new grass for the first time. Still some bare patches but the grass is young yet:
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In case you forgot, what the above looked like at the very beginning:
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Thought it was about time I shared one of the run .. pretty good size for 5 bantams and a nice shady spot. Still not completely finished though:
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The garden bed before. I saved and potted the ferns for putting around the ponds when they are finished:
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After:
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Before:
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After. Sadly I ran out of mulch and need to put down some more. I saved the purple flower and popped it in a pot. The plan here is to add some potted plants. I prefer potted because it conserves water and it is also easier to manage the weeds around pots:
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For the first time in months I am starting to feel like I am winning and I am pleased with the results. I was chatting to my neighbour and she mentioned that a few people had commented on how nice the garden was starting to look and also that considering I am doing most of it my myself, an achievement to be proud of which was not only nice of her to say, but made me ache just that little bit less
Looks great! You should be proud of yourself for all you’ve accomplished. It’s even better when others notice your hard work.
Teila, your hard work on the garden is really showing! And how nice the neighbor complimented you on it...I'm sure the neighbors are enjoying a prettier place too.
Hey everyone .. posting at the end of what was a huge day!
I started out edging and mowing. Then I started in on one of the remaining garden beds I hadn't tackled yet. When that was done, moved on to another. Got so much done! I ache and I am tired and I am looking forward to Bourbon O’clock in about 60 minutes
Anyways, just some photos from today to share. Just a smidgen of what I accomplished.
Reminder .. the before, after the guy had come in with the mini excavator and denutted the palms:
View attachment 1200503
Today after mowing my new grass for the first time. Still some bare patches but the grass is young yet:
View attachment 1200504
In case you forgot, what the above looked like at the very beginning:
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Thought it was about time I shared one of the run .. pretty good size for 5 bantams and a nice shady spot. Still not completely finished though:
View attachment 1200505
The garden bed before. I saved and potted the ferns for putting around the ponds when they are finished:
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After:
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Before:
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After. Sadly I ran out of mulch and need to put down some more. I saved the purple flower and popped it in a pot. The plan here is to add some potted plants. I prefer potted because it conserves water and it is also easier to manage the weeds around pots:
View attachment 1200512
For the first time in months I am starting to feel like I am winning and I am pleased with the results. I was chatting to my neighbour and she mentioned that a few people had commented on how nice the garden was starting to look and also that considering I am doing most of it my myself, an achievement to be proud of which was not only nice of her to say, but made me ache just that little bit less
Great job.
Today is a busy day... Finally got the main water line marked, so digging a hole and finding the pipe on both sides of the leak, then playing human trencher to join the holes. Of course, the leak is 2' under the asphalt driveway, it makes sense now... When they installed it, the trencher went around a big rock and that's why the pipe is under the drive. Only way to get past the rock is hand dig. Without tearing up the drive.
Deb, that's a BAD word.
What a project!
