Not as much as before

I was in the backyard tonight, unloading mulch from the van. I stood up on the hill looking down across the lawn and realized as much as we have left to do it is still much less than where we were last year at this time. Last year we had no yard. Okay, a front yard, but it ended where the house started.

Remember this?

Today, I am happy to report, we saw our brother-in-law, who had back surgery a few weeks ago, and he looks great! And we were very happy to see him doing well.

We actually did get out to do some yard work this afternoon. The girls have all of their plants in the ground. I have one hibiscus planted. (I had forgotten why planting anything in our yard is so difficult...roots! Tree roots between one-to-two inches in diameter everywhere!) John has his boards up at the base of the deck, to keep mulch in the garden. And we finally put the composter together and have started using it, though I need to do some reading up on the subject.

I unloaded fifteen bags of mulch for the backyard and we need a few more for the front yard. We also need about twenty-to-thirty more pavers for the front yard. I need to move my hydrangea (it does not like its current home). I have more leaves that need to meet my yard vac. There are weeds and a paver that need attention in the verbena bed. Grass needs to be removed from around my Japanese cherry and pavers placed around it, to prevent the grass from growing there again. Just a lot of small projects that add up to a lot more work.