It's beautiful outside now that the day is almost over. The sun is shining, and I've been outside playing with the dog pretty much since I got home. Of course, I'm getting yard work to be done at the same time (there's always yard work to be done), but why not be outside when I have the chance?
We have this HUGE pile of compost, or what the previous owners called compost, in our back yard. It's not attractive, and we've got to figure out some way to get it cleaned up, and cleared out so Heidi can get a garden going. The soil is incredible in there, but that's nature for ya. 15 years of decomposing leaves and biomass makes for pretty rich soil. No we're not planning to grow the world's largest gourd or anything, maybe just some potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, and the like. It will be interesting to see if we get to it this year, since the compost pile may require a Bobcat to move and clean it up.
The two other major outdoor projects for this summer are to replace the deck and get the trees in our back yard cleaned up. Too much dead weight in the trees, and too many huge branches swinging precariously over the power lines. Gotta get those trimmed. The deck is another matter. Taking it down should be a breeze, since it's 20 years old, but designing and building the new one will be interesting since I've never tried to do it. I hope to take pictures throughout the process, and post them here. The deck project will probably not get started until late this summer.
So much to do. Maintaining a house is a job never truly finished.
Posted by MEK at May 6, 2002 03:00 PM