we came across a baby milk snake during the demo portion, as well as maybe a dozen and a half, freshly hatched snake eggs (probably where that milk snake came from). one of those snakes decided to try and revisit its hatching area last night, again no pics. i also failed to snap pics of the "bone yard", but basically at the very back of my property is a steep dropoff into a ravine with a stream at the bottom. that hillside is now home to a few tons of busted up concrete. i like to think that i'm providing homes to critters, which my dog will probably end up killing.
everything is now in accordance to building codes with proper pitches (mainly to draw water away from the house) and steps that are within the right height range. my father and i have never done anything like this before, so it was a huge learning experience for the both of us. we laughed, argued, and got drunk a couple of times together. there was sweating, swearing, joking, pondering and the like. i lost weight, gained muscle, and in the end, actually enjoyed the whole thing. would i do it again? maybe. it did suck at times.
post/during demo/digging
coming in from the street
path to the tenants' entrance
there's still work to be done (build retaining walls, patio by driveway, garbage can port) but that can happen at a slower pace since it's not hindering any walking for the tenants. oh, and in case anyone is taking on a similar project, order at least an extra half yard of material. i barely ran short.
i wouldn't have been so mad if it were more area, but that little amount just pissed me off. but you know what makes me feel better? a beer and scissoring. yes, scissoring.
