OH MY ACHIN' BACK!

We have accomplished much in the past two days, but still have lots of work ahead of us.

We've gone from this

 To this.  This spot, about 6 X 10, will get a yard of cement and will enlarge the patio quite a bit. 

The spot below, under the kitchen window, went from this

to this.  I'll put the iris, phlox, lilies, peonies, and other perennials here.

The area on the slope that used to look like this has become

this.  I think we took out seven overgrown shrubs here.  And now I can see the gorgeous spruce trees!

But now we have this

and this

and an aching back!

In spite of the messy yard and the sore muscles, I think we are going to love the results.