Retaining walls steps are done

With working on the wall a couple hours here and a couple hours there, we've made good progress. The steps are in now and the wall is mostly done. The original plan was to make the entry to the walk much wider but the slope of the yard dictated where they had to go and how wide the could be. Even so, we rather like the result. This week I'll go get a ton or so of mulch and create the walk from the steps to the porch.

Much progress has been made on the garden too. Remember all those roots? Well... I have a confession to make. Now that the stump of the fig tree is out I've come to the conclusion that those giant roots did not come from the fig but from the stump of a big tree in the neighbor's yard. One of those roots went right under the fig, giving the impression that it was a fig tree root. That fig tree could have been gone weeks ago. The good news is all those roots needed to come out anyway if I was going to be able to garden worth a toot. I wasn't planning to bore you with the garden details but since I've gotten this far... yesterday, I brought in a load of compost and spread it across the garden. Thankfully, it started raining before I could turn in under because I was out of energy anyway. We got a much needed rain yesterday so it may be several days before it dries out enough to turn.