Deck continued...

Things are moving along! The deck is almost done, except for the railings. As you may be able to see, there is mulch spread underneath for the benefit of the live oak. I hope that by tonight there will be stairs and hardware on the door so I can sit outside and read my book. I love the way the tree bows down over the deck:


I am very glad to see the stone walls on either side of the walkway begin to disappear. They may seem charming, but they chop up the yard and make it hard to walk around--and really hard to move the lawnmower!:

Here's the corner where I hope to put a rainwater collection barrel! I hope it works out; it could provide a good deal of the irrigation for all the plantings that will eventually soften the deck:

Today the foundation skirting guys start work. At least, I think they are coming because they delivered all their equipment to my carport last night. It's 9:00 and nobody is here yet....An unusually leisurely Wednesday morning for me so far!