Big Project - Day 3 of Photos

In fence building mode. For how would one contain ones children without a fence? Ah, a nice fence designed by Hubby, he's pretty much the Superman of Fence Superintendents.

Big Project - Day 2 of Photos

Not however, the second day of working on the project.

Here is Himself, hard at work, and he really was doing work, well. I was very proud of him.

The Big Project

These shots gives you a pretty good look at how overgrown our backyard was. Those hedges and lilac bushes are like... 20 feet tall! Whoa. I mean, I like lilacs but really, I wanted a backyard the kids could hang out in and play in and bar-b-que and lounge in and I could say "Go outside kid, you're bothering me" (J/k on that one but YOU know what I mean.) And so, in May of 2006 we started our Big Project. Hubby hired a teenageer to take down most of the foliage - tho we did end up having a professional come in and remove the last of those lilacs. Quite beautiful they were, a really nice deep purple. But I can plant more if I want.

Anyway, this is the beginning. Stay tuned for further installments of... The Big Project.

One last note, these are not very good photos, however I did want to share how excited I am every day, to have a wonderful backyard. Stay tuned.

Next Set Of Photos

Are too big to be contained in three little days of photos.
Watch this space for an exciting series documenting ..... something really big! Really exciting! Something that has transformed our family! And I'll send you $5 if you can guess in the next 24 hours, what it is.

Hydrangea - Day 3

Hydrangea - Day 2

And they come in so many beautiful colors. Oddly enough, I rarely see white ones like I grew up with.

Hydrangea - Day 1

Growing up, there was a bush in our front yard and it had these big flat mostly round leaves - we'd use them all summer for fans and make clothes and playing everything. We even called it the fan bush. The white flowers never really entered my kid-ly consciousness unless it was to grab a bundle and beat each other with them until they fell completely apart. Imagine my surprise when years later I found out they were "Hydrangeas". I had always thought that was some exotic plant that you saw at garden shows or in Better Homes & Gardens magazine. They're all over the place out here in the Northwest. And very photogenic I might add. Thanks for looking.