Time for a Rest

I think Mark and I will take a little (very little) break in the DIY backyard makeover. The weather is so hot and humid I am afraid that one of us might have a heart attack. This morning I was up at 5AM getting ready for company...Sarah Beth and Aunt Kate are coming after dinner tonight for a little R&R. I can't wait! It seems like forever since they were here.



Mark and I have been busy today. Up with the chickens...working like a two man army of ants.

Here's where we began when Lisa was here last weeked. She would 'fork' up the ground and I would run the tiller while Mark was off getting the rocks. It must have been 102 degrees that day! It was so goo to sweat it out. Lisa is a trooper. She was right in there...but I have learned that she doesn't sweat. Oh, to be that lucky. I sweat like pouringit out of a bucket.
After working hard all day this is what we ended up with when we were so tired we couldn't raise our arms above our heads. We all slept really well that night.
And now the finished product...one really cool campfire and a stone pathway that leasd to our 'secret garden'. Hopefully some day the back yard will be worthy of such a grand entrance.
I can hardly wait until we get the patio in. I think this part of the backyard right now id my favorite. If it weren't for those darn cicades, I'd sit and ponder there all day long or at least as long as no one could find me.