Patio pictures

[kate_schaefer]

Let's see if I can create an entry with way more pictures than anyone wants to see. Furthermore, let's see if I can keep from overloading my friends' feeds with said pictures.

The drainage trench:


A little retaining wall:


And another little retaining wall:


The nicest retaining wall:


Staging the pavers:


Glenn with patio under construction:


Building the ramp:


Two years ago, the yard looked pretty stark after all that construction. Now, it's a lot greener again.

Ramp summer 2017:


Patio summer 2017:


Patio back corner summer 2017:


And this year, Glenn rebuilt the deck, which we originally built twenty years ago. The new deck is just like the old deck, except that the boards are shiny and new and not rotting away.

The old deck:


The new deck:

Comments

[kate_schaefer]

Okay, I can do that, but the pictures are a lot smaller than I was expecting. That's as much time as I'm going to spend on social media for one day, so I'll learn more some other time.

[vondanmcintyre]

On my system if you click on the pictures, the pictures embiggen.

It's a lovely deck, by the way.

--V.

[kate_schaefer]

Thanks! Okay, the embiggening makes sense.

Today, Glenn continued his home improvement efforts on the front yard.

[gerisullivan]

Wow. That's all super attractive! And oh, so much work!

(Wanna come visit Toad Woods? I have a much bigger deck that needs replacing, and a few retaining walls would look really good while being useful, too. Just in case you'd like to relive the experience two years later on the other side of the country, of course....)

[kate_schaefer]

Wahahaha. Visiting would be lovely, but I am retired from the construction business.

There's a Botticelli exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston that I would really, really like to see, but getting to that side of the country is just not happening this year.

[gerisullivan]

It's too bad you can't get here for the exhibit. Have you seen the glass flowers at Harvard? We could do that, too.

But thanks to your mention of it, I'm now trying to figure out if I can get over to Boston one evening at the end of next week. If Gavi is free, we could both go on her museum pass! (She works at the Harvard Art Museums and has admissions reciprocity at a remarkable number of museums and similar facilities/organizations. She's finishing that job in early August before moving down to Connecticut. We really haven't managed to do nearly as much exploring as we intended when she first used it last fall when we went to the apple festival at Tower Hill botanic garden. So, yes, a July outing or two would be a wonderful thing, indeed, and not only for the joy of spending time in each other's company. Thanks!

Do know you and yours are welcome whenever it works.

[athenais]

It is all so handsome and tidy! I like that deck. Our backyard could use some TLC, but I am not willing to put my back into it. :)

[kate_schaefer]

Thanks. Yes, the right way for middle-aged people to renovate the yard is to hire strapping youths.

[jhameia]

The new deck is pretty! And the back corner looks really peaceful too.

[kate_schaefer]

Thanks! It's all pretty peaceful. Smaller than it looks in the pictures, but still big enough for a decent size party.