AFTER yard pics

This is how our property looks now (cleared yard and new fence, screened-in porch, ramp, staircases and some grass). The projects lasted from the 2nd week of August to the 1st week of November, with some days off here and there.













Inside screened-in porch (the railing tops are wide in here too--so handy!):



Main balcony with new wider railing tops on right side:



Back of the house (there is a large gate on the left side, you can just see the shiny hinges):



See the bright green rye grass growing on the side of the house?:





From the edge of the fence looking down the hill at our yard (it really is a steep hill but you can't tell here):



Someday this yard will all be nice and grassy (good for picnics by the creek!):



View of backyard from master bedroom balcony (the creek is at the edge of our dirt yard...it's green on the other side of the creek):



Left side of yard:



Left side of yard looking towards front (the X marks the spot where the gate is):



Under the front of the house (under the front porch):



Our under the house storage area (under the kitchen):



Front stairs on right side of the yard, which join the main balcony right by the ramp gate and across from the screened-in porch door:





Back stairs on right side of the yard, which go up to the master bedroom balcony:



It's so handy being able to let Minga out our sliding glass door in the morning (she sleeps on the floor in our room) to go to the bathroom by herself!



What's next? Planting grass, plants and trees (hopefully even some palm trees!). We've planted some Wax Myrtles that will make a nice hedge at the northern border of our property and some ground cover grass and Saw Palmettos in another spot. We have already bought more ground cover to plant around the manholes and a Cyprus tree to plant near the creek. We were just waiting to hear back on the palm tree situation before committing these plants to the ground (because they might be in the way of the palm tree planting truck). Turns out the palm tree guy's truck can't get down our steep hill while carrying the super heavy palm trees without tipping over. We are working out a deal to get the trees brought down our hill on a trailer and then the truck can drive down alone to plant them. More on palm trees later....

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