And the Landscaping Goes On ....

The Big Dig at the Big Build

A couple of weeks ago we started a small landscaping project. It involved prep work for the garage and a flower bed at the front of the lot.

Below is a picture looking out from the pool area. This was the garage prep portion. We did this because we needed to flatten the area in order to get a feel for the garage layout. We dug a 2 foot hole and pulled out tons of rocks. In this portion of the dig we also cut down three or four cedars. So of course there was a burn at the Big Build too.

Here's a pictures of some of the rocks we pulled out of the garage dig. We used most of these in the flower bed we put in at the front of the lot.

Here are the quarry blocks we used to create a retaining wall on the backside of the flower bed.

Here's a shot of the backside of the flower bed at the front of the lot.

Below is a view from the front of the flower bed.

Pool Side Patio

Moon Rising Over the Big Build

Picasa Collage

New buzz at the Big Build

A shot of one of the many hummingbirds that frequent the Big Build.

Hibiscus '08

Another view of the Hibiscus. Thought I'd try something different. This one is back lite. Cool effect. Here are a couple of others ....

Pink Wildflowers

Other pink wildflowers I did not post this past spring. Thought I'd share them ....
Note sure the name of this flower. They are on the small side. These pictures are closeups. The bloom is about the size of a half dollar.

Day 5 at the Big Build

This moring we started out with a boat ride with Pauline. Pauline wanted to go water skiing and Zach wanted to go tubing ....

Day 3 & 4 at the Big Build .....

Day 3 - Joker and Zach posing outside the house before our run to the Winston's to deliver the goat for the big 4th of July BBQ. They live down the street on the cove ....

The Pride of Barbados in full bloom .....

Day 4 - Zach and Jacob on the double slip and slide

Here's a picture of Bert's car all dressed up for the big Lago Vista 4th of July parade .....


Then there were the fireworks ... The big boys were a bit out of control. Luckily there was only one fire .....

Day 2 at the Big Build

Played more baseball - went swimming - played even more baseball - went swimming again .... Lots of fun in the sun!

Tomorrow will be more of the same. The forecast is sunny and high 90s yet again. Actually it will be all week :)

Day 1 of the Texas Adventure

Day one - a typical summer day in Texas - hot and sunny. Today's high was in the high 90's.

The main activity of day one was attending a Round Rock Express baseball game. Here are a couple of pictures from the game. The Express pulled off a difficult win against the Albuquerque Isotopes. It was difficult fore, as we were informed by Zach, the Round Rock Express is in last place. The battle for last place is between Albuquerque and Round Rock. So this series is very important. Tonight's game was the first of three. Go Express!


The day also involved shopping at the local sports store. The boys needed to buy a baseball bat and some balls along with sneakers for Dave. While wandering the store they also found an under water skate board floaty thing. So of course they had to buy that. Later in the day Zach gave it a try. But it only made it to the shallow end. I'm sure it will be tested out in deeper waters later in the week.

Other activities included baseball at the neighbors, swimming, and several walks with Joker.

We will see what tomorrow brings ..... Tomorrow's forecast partly cloudy and 96.

Another Test

Another cool shot of the lake one foggy morning ....

The outside kitchen continues to evolve

Here's a shot of the pizza oven, smoker, and latest addition, the patio heater.

This is a view from outside the gate looking into the pool area.

Birdseye view from the roof top of the pool area.

The Rain Lilies in bloom.