Fall Projects

 The cooler autumn weather will inspire anyone to be outside

(at least anyone in this house).

After a little debating,

we finally decided to create a defined tree ring around the front cherry tree.

We went with a simple grey paver and it was put together in no time.

The zinnias are just about ready to be replaced with fall mums.

The cherry tree still needs to fill out, but all in good time.

Of course, with how well the project turned out,

and with a few extra pavers,

I thought ...

why not outline the front bed in the same way!

So it is a project for the future.

The extra pavers are just waiting their turn.

The real project of the weekend is to stain and seal the back patio.

The planters have been moved,

the patio power washed and dried.

Today we hope to get the stain on.

We are using a semi-transparent stain in a dark grey.

There are 3 applications each separated by about 6 hours, so it will take us a few days,

but we are excited to see the results and also to add some longevity to the concrete.

Here is the before picture.

After picture will hopefully be here by Monday!