Slide restrain

Last December 24th, our first holiday in the house, an abundance of rain caused a chunk of our backyard to slide into the road below.

So we are attempting to re-engineer the area before the rains begin again.

Several trees were removed to reduce the weight on the landslide soil, and then used them to create a huge turnout on the creek-side of the road.

This is the first in a series of retaining walls that are being installed to keep our "backyard" in place.

Bacahus performs a final inspection of the wall.

Also part of the work, we are adding a backup power generator.

I resisted having a propane tank installed initially, but it will be necessary to fuel the generator.

Because we'll have liquid propane, and blackouts are infrequent, we're ditching our old electric water heater for a tankless.

The propane tank cove is ready!

Complete with Loki's seal of approval.

That was a Money Shot!

Chip sealing

Nearly approachable

Currently, completion is slated for this week!

Concrete results

First of two loads of cement

Mesmerizing watching these guys work hard and fast against the clock

Went with concrete for the bend in our driveway to better handle the upcoming years of UPS and other heavy vehicles

He's doing the "jitterbug"! No, serious, that's what it's called: jitterbugging.

I attempted to add a few Loki paw prints for character, but they were quietly and quickly brushed away by the concrete guru (can't blame the guy; I'm the same with any of my work)

Second load arriving

Perfection, unless the deer have a party on it before fully setting

Last phase, which is due for completion this week: asphalt

Clean car, clean dog

Before, washing my car meant a dirty dog because loves make mud with the runoff. Now, clean car, clean dog! I'm in love with my new paving stones!

Paver progress—part IV

Borders completed!

Sand will fill the gaps to help lock the bricks together.

A large roller will come through after the sand to compress everything into place.