Other side path complete!!!

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AFTER

The other side path is complete!! HUZZAH!! I spent all day yesterday putting the sand bed down for the final four pavers and trying to straighten up the rest as best I could. The site slopes about 2 metres across the 50 meters of the property and is not necessarily a gentle slope in some spots. So the path was never going to be perfectly even, but I think it's the best it can be. It's stable and walking up and down it feels natural, so I'm pretty happy with it all.

Looking towards the back yard

Close up from the side

Moving the stones was actually the task that took the longest this time. Because I couldn't use the wheelbarrow across the edging, the easiest way was to transport them in two plastic buckets. I was so over it by the end and this morning my shoulders are killing me! It's not fully finished. I'll put some solar path lights in and plant some murrayas along the outer edge, which will eventually be the fence line.

Gizmo approves

There's still a surprising amount of stones left from the pile. I really thought this second stone path would use up the rest of the pile - in fact I was worried I wouldn't even have enough to finish this. But there are LOADS left and so now I'm thinking I might just use the rest to put under the back part of underneath the house.

This is the schmozzle it currently looks like. Even Gizmo thinks it's questionable. I'm still unsure of what to do with the space to make it useable, as concreting and paving are just too expensive. So I guess the stone option might just have to do for now until I can think of (or have the funds for) something else.

In the meantime I'm just going to skip up and down the path :-). Happy Sunday everyone!! xx