Yes We Have A Concrete Pad! YAY!

 I say it a lot now, "I'm too old for this", and then I giggle to myself and think how blessed I am, and how happy and contented, despite all the stress of keeping it together. This beautiful piece of God's green earth, with the creek and marshland, a place where I can go to enjoy the peace. 

Well, not today. Today I was cranking the Hu, a Mongolian band. I LOVE their music ... although methinks the guys pouring the concrete were probably thinking what a crazy old bird I was. That's ok, I'll wear that badge with pride because I AM a crazy old bird. I've always danced to the beat of a different drum.

So, whilst cranking the music, I took lots of pictures.

The men had been out there since 6am this morning,

we arrived about 9.15am as I had the school run with Daniel this morning.

They'd got about 2/3 of it done by that time and were waiting on the concrete truck bringing more concrete.

Mark, meanwhile, was mulching the remaining saplings and then adding more mulch to the first ones that were planted.

They are now well started, and with rain due possibly tomorrow and more likely over the weekend, they'll be happily well watered in again.

In the mail today - my tiered planters for my (soon-to-be-here) strawberries. It'll be easier for me to care for them as I'll be able to reach them all sitting down.

In my seedling tray where I planted seeds 10 days ago, my parsley and thyme are sprouting. They will form the beginning of my herb garden. So far, nothing else, although I think the next few days of warmer weather and some sunshine may help. I hope so.

I'm excited about the pad being poured though. Progress!