The driveway

This weekend we had Annandale Rock drop off two loads of crushed granite to pack into the driveway. But, apparently over Labor Day when we had them drop off the rocks and fill they got stuck with their big trucks so this time they weren't too fond of dropping off the load at the bottom and told me they were going to leave it at the top instead. When we got there Friday night there were two HUGE piles completely blocking the entire driveway and even spilling into the trees that separate our lot and our neighbors! It took Dan about 30 minutes to shovel a space to drive the bobcat through. Saturday a.m. around 9 Dan used the bobcat to spread it all around while I dug in some landscaping separators between the house and the sidewalk area and shoveled some of the granite up against the retaining wall where Dan couldn't get with the bobcat. It started raining about 11:30 so we got pretty wet even with my rain poncho shoveling away :) We got done a little before 1 when the rain really started to come down. Although it wasn't fun to work in the rain it was actually a good time to get it done because the rain helps pack in the rock. The hostas that we planted looked a little tired from being transplanted but I think they will grow good roots for next year. And we were really surprised to see some of the grass seed already starting to grow! Hopefully by next summer we'll have a fairly good yard.

We still have a couple edgers to dig in where some of our plants are and get a little more river rock for around the fixed patio, but other than that the big outdoor projects are done. This winter we'll cut down some of the trees close to the lake when the lake is frozen so there are always fun projects to keep us busy.

Thanks to everyone that helped us worked on the retaining wall and landscaping a few weeks ago! Now that its done we are really admiring how good it looks, thanks again!

View of the driveway and retaining wall from the road

View of the driveway and walkway - it will keep getting packed in over time as people walk and drive on it. The rain really helps!