Friday evening and Saturday were spent laying a gravel pathway around the back of my house to connect two patios. We have one patio off of the den of the house and another outside the master bedroom. The yard between the two (due to too many shade trees) has always been a muddy mess. Very little grass would grow there and the constant patrolling of the yard by our dog Schatz kept the area messy. Composite edging is a pain to use. It breaks too easily. Of course by the end of the project I finally got the hang of it. After a full day of digging and hauling gravel by the bag-load (my back is still sore) I completed it late Saturday evening. This area is my new fruit orchard. A galaxy peach, blood orange and three plums (Santa Rosa, Methley, and Black Ruby) have already been planted. I will attempt to follow a rigid pruning schedule to keep the plants manageable. My two potted avocados will also have a new home here along with numerous landscaping plants. The area will be mulched. This new yard already has a built in sprinkler (thanks to the former owners) but it will give me a chance to expand my rain barrel set up. I also found a 250 gallon tank to add behind my large garden barn shed (seen at the rear of the picture).
Of course the boy had to watch daddy working in the garden, and wherever he goes so does Schatz.
Sunday, I had a friend visit from Austria. I spent a year at the University of Innsbruck studying geography and he was one of my professors. He visits every year for a business meeting. Yesterday I took him fishing in the Louisiana marsh. He hadn't been fishing in 35 years and that was in Europe.
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| Klaus and his Redfish |
Busy weekend!
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