30 cubic yards of gravel

We had 30 cubic yards of gravel delivered last Saturday morning:

10 yards of lava rock, for the back yard around the terrace



20 yards of '1-1/4 minus' for the driveway (it came in 2 separate truckloads)

The piles, with the beginning of landscape fabric and cardboard laid down to (try to) prevent weeds from poking through

After the first spreading- Fred moved it around in piles with the Dingo, and Heather roughly spread it out with a rake. Still pretty lumpy.


After a few more hours of spreading with the rake,
it's smoother but still smooshy.

Terrace Site Preparation

We rented a 'Dingo' to make the digging and gravel-moving easier.
Lots of dirt and weeds and debris to move around.

View from the upper deck after Day 1


Drilling with the Dingo

Placing the concrete forms in the holes

View from the shed, after Day 2
(those piles are of lava rock, which will be spread out later)

View from the upper deck

The Terrace - BEFORE

Our first project this season- creating a Terrace in the backyard.
Here's the mess we're starting with:

View from under the upper deck

View from the shed

View from the berm

The layout plan

Finally! Flowers blooming

Flowers finally blooming on the berm in the backyard

Happy New Year from the Polar Bears!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Snow!

Busy making lots of holiday goodies

Fred dominated at his company's holiday bowling tournament- 

highest score in game 1 (194) and highest all-around score.

paper snowflakes on the window overlooking the backyard

Wrought Iron Fence

Fred putting together new fence

New fence is in

Heather geared up for her ride to work in the rain