| 5/8/09 -- Digging out for the retaining walls. We had to move the steps back for head clearance, which meant building walls. |
The sediment that hasn't been disturbed for hundreds of years. The black layer on top is probably remaining fertile soil from when this whole area was a farm. |
Evidently there used to be a river or a stream here -- these rocks were smooth as can be. |
That's a LOT of digging! |
May 14th -- The footers have been poured and inspected. Now it's time to install the frames for the retaining walls. |
| The backyard's gotta look worse before it can look better, I guess... |
The forms are in place. |
Frank had to hand carry 2 pallets of concrete, one 60-lb. bag at a time, up into the backyard from the alley. 140 bags later, he had single-handedly carried 4.5 tons of concrete. |
The concrete is almost all in place. |
Last bag into the mixer! |
