after a disappointing saturday when the tractor guy was supposed to come by but didn't, i felt adrift in loss of ground. i felt like yet another weekend was going to pass us by without measurable progress. i threw a bit of a tizzy, and then let it wash over me. i got over myself, and got some more transplanting completed, including the peonies which were hopelessly tangled in their pit. but there's nothing i love more than a good organizing of roots via hacking, so i hoped for the best and stabbed away. after that, i felt much better.
sunday i woke up to a beautiful mother's day card from my sweet son, and sun! though it was a bit windy, we decided to grab bagels and coffee and head out to the beach for a breakfast picnic. we met friends there, and while the kids jumped off a giant pile of seaweed, we adults got to relax and chat.
we headed home to warm up, and lo and behold, the tractor was working in the yard! i couldn't believe my eyes as our uneven yard started to take shape. i love it when a plan comes together.
it's amazing how fast our trusty guy works. we got both the perennial and vegetable areas smoothed out, plus a drainage pipe laid at the end of our driveway with a connector to our well that overflows.
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| hubs and one of our guys putting in the 4" drainage pipe across the driveway |
some very satisfying befores and afters:
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| veggie area before: note root stock apple, w.t. dirt pile, general malaise |
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