Tree Time

This morning we took a little break from the work inside and moved out to the backyard, a place that at times has looked like a waste land.  It's been a parking spot for the truck, a place to pile junk and debris, and even where we washed our dishes in the early days.  So we figured to give it a little life and plant a tree this weekend. We chose a Sweetbay Magnolia, and it'll be the centerpiece of the garden we have planned for the future.


And, of course, here are some pictures:

Here's Sarah starting on the giant hole which was 6 feet wide and 18 inches deep in the center.  I can't take any credit for this one, she dug the whole thing herself.

And here it is after all the hard work.  Our friends Erik and Robin picked it up for us and we were able to back the truck right up to the hole and dump it out.

And since we don't want the new tree to blow over Sarah's making sure it's tied down and secure.