Yard Work and Deck Progress

Over the last few months we have been working on outdoor projects. After a long day of yard work with the help of mom and dad we are many steps closer. It was a cool rainy day but was actually perfect for the task at hand. By the end of the day we had taken out 3 trees, 3 large bushes (including one with very prickly thorns), and 3 small evergreen bushes. 

OLD view from the front yard taken late last summer

 

NEW view from the front of our house

 

see all our hard work bundled up!

notice how the gazebo is less crowded, we will be hanging
a white swing in it (made by uncle Charles)

basement door and stairwell are no longer blocked we still need to add
the deck rails and pour a concrete sidewalk

former home of the prickly bush, clearing the way for the new sidewalk

 freshly repainted wrought iron lounger courtesy of  Craig's List
and table from mom and dad

freshly repainted table and chairs on the newly painted deck
(but now covered in muddy footprints!)

bench in front of our finished widow,
hard to believe this used to be a sliding glass door