Summer is in full swing; which means it was time to get working in our backyard again. The plan, drawn up by a local landscaper, includes a creek bed that empties into a pond. I was fine to have it be a dry creek bed; that got vetoed by the men in my life and as it turns out, I think it's going to bring hours of fun as we watch it evolve. This weekend was spent loading and unloading two large truckloads of rocks, found by brother-in-law Brad up near Sheffield. And with their help, and the help of son Chris, friend Matt and nephew-in-law Scott we got them all in place. Now another 2-3 more truckloads and that part should be finished.
God is so good; I started praying that we could find some rocks for free. At $100/ton needing about 10 ton was starting to add up. Not sure if the pump will get installed yet this year but we'll wait and see. We're looking forward to Memorial Day and hoping to have 3 days of nice weather to get more done. We'll be looking for perennials from anyone who wants to divide. Our goal is to have the backyard be mostly shrubs, perennials, prairie grasses and wildflowers - a natural habitat for people and birds to enjoy. Dawson is thoroughly enjoying it. Throwing rocks and playing in the water has been his favorite pastime for the past two months. I think I'm going to be known as "pond Grandma".
Working out in the yard in the overcast weather is always deceiving. Several neighbors were sporting a good sunburn from being outdoors all day Sunday. Thankfully I use my BeautiControl Cell Block C every morning as routine. I think I would have been fried too. We're in for a hot, humid week; summer is here!
