Woe Is Me

Didn't sleep well last night despite my working outside during the day.  After getting up for my normal bathroom trip and returning to bed just couldn't shut off my brain.  So lack of sleep and disappointing outside work today is disheartening.  I'd planned to dig up what I thought was the last corner of Daylilies only to realize I'd forgotten the other corner.  So there are more daylilies and other flowers to transplant.

While working to pull out the ground cover and other pond plants toward that corner I unearthed a whole wheelbarrow full of rocks.  Which means those corner flowers still need to be dug up.  These are the rocks which were buried under the ground cover and is the 30th wheelbarrow load with still those 3 huge heavy ones I can't lift.

This what the pallets look like now.  If you look at the top of the left pallet you will see what looks like the tail of an alligator ~ no we don't have alligators in Delaware it was a pond thing we bought years ago and sadly the the front section of it decomposed during the years of hot, cold and other abuse.

Tomorrow is the last good weather day with rain coming on Friday.  Embarrassed to say this but I'm looking forward to the rain to have an excuse to not work outside and not feel guilty.

Guess I've held out long enough and will show you the pittance of progress on my horse rug.  This evening I also did a little whipping on the edge of the Standing Birds.  

A special THANKS to the gals who sent me a great email about the Granny Donaldson blog post they enjoyed.  I responded to all except Linda who is a No-Reply blogger.  But Linda thanks for being a follower and only wish I was able to thank you personally.

Okay kids, am thinking I'll sleep well tonight since I'm so tired right now and never take naps ~ unless I'm sick.

Happy Hooking.

Saundra

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YO-HEAVE-HO

Yo-Heave-Ho about explains it; and to think I used to work out with free weights with my ex and had some damn good muscle definition which I was proud of.  Then I stopped doing that and stopped running road races after my last 10k (6.2 miles) at the age of 50.  Guess I should have kept up mild lifting at least since it would help me now.

This is the result of 8 wheelbarrow loads from the pond (3 loads yesterday and 5 loads today).  My son acquired the pallets for me and I'm slowly transferring the rocks to pallets to make it easier for someone to come get them.  Then my son will come back and dismantle the heavy wood framing of the pond.

Originally I was hoping to offer the rocks free for the taking ~ meaning people would want them and would do the work to get them free.  But I couldn't find anyone who wanted them or willing to do the work.  Obviously I didn't broadcast this on the internet as I didn't want strange men coming here.  So it was only put out to my son's friends, my neighbors, etc.  Did have a friend who said he'd do it for a price but 'he was busy cutting grass at the properties he owned, it was too hot and humid, yada yada.

This is one load in the wheelbarrow and it was plenty hefty for me to maneuver from the backyard to the front at the end of my driveway and out of the way.  That black hose is what I use to drain the pond to the back woods area.  And with the rain coming tomorrow there will be more yet to drain.

There is a lot more work I need to do ~ many more rocks need to be moved and some require digging out with a garden trowel.  There is also the vegetation which I don't want growing in the yard which needs to be disposed of.  However, the daylilies will be saved and transplanted.  

Oh so much more work to do before winter.  And if it doesn't get done before winter it will be here in the spring to work on again.  

Oh, all the net framing of the pond I slowly broke up and disposed of by myself also.  Wish I'd take a photo of that horrible looking area of them leaning against the fencing.  If you look at the 8 sections of wood framing that is where the framed nettings were placed to keep Blue Herons away and leaves from falling in.  Now the leaves are falling in but when they decompose it will become dirt.

Saundra

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