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In honor of National Public Lands Day 2009, Toyota and Audubon employees came out in droves to volunteer at the Audubon Center at Mitchell Lake. Volunteers spread mulch, removed debris, and planted native plants - improving the environment for humans and wildlife alike!
Still digging a month after beginning, here with my daughter providing some wonderful help. Hard to find time to build a wall when you have two children. My son, two months old at this time, was on the sidelines supervising. The ground was packed full of fill such as giant rocks, not to mention tonnes of roots, so it was much harder than it looks. It would have been much easier renting a mini-backhoe, however me and Elizabeth enjoyed our project, and there was less time pressure not having to worry about returning some rental equipment.
The second day with the digger digging the foundations and all is going to plan. Apart from a slight problem with a small water pipe which was easily fixed!
A random child having fun in the sun, digging in the gravel... The girl was having a great time scooping sand up and then licking it off of her hands...
Sunday was Father's Day in the U.S. My brother-in-law's son gave him 2,500 square feet of sod for his lawn as a gift. We all got to help. It wasn't just sod, it was plantings, redesigning the sprinkler system, digging ditches, shopping on the way for ice and water. I am now officially tired and sore. I'm a photographer, for heaven's sake, not a gardener.
I nearly banged on the window as I have some pretty little miniture narcissi planted there...probably already eaten, we'll see!
Digging the trenches for the foundation. I am either pondering life's great mysteries or taking a break.
Photo by Lisa