It's not September?! But it was a working Lake weekend for a few of us. I brought up a reinforcement to help with the latest Lake project: Firepit area.
My grandma was quite fond of lava rock back in the day. She would bring trunk fulls up and dump them in the landscaped area near the sea wall. Eventually, it was all there was in there. If you have ever dealt with this type of rock, there is nothing good about it. You can't walk on it. You can sit anything flat on it. It's a bitch to move. We use this space for winter storage of the jet ski racks and pier sections. But in the summer, it's really unusable and in the way of direct access to the lake. This year, it was finally time to change it because Mom bought a nice fire pit and was ready to use it!
Before:
After:
We removed 9 wheelbarrows full of this rock! My team raked and shoveled while may parents worked on the edges. After it was all gone, we unearthed the railroad tie and moved it over to make a larger usable area and make the flag pole/light pole area smaller. Next came the sand shoveling and leveling. Once that was completed, we realigned the stepping stones to the water, shifted some rocks in the small area and voila! We'll work on the small area later with plants and grasses. We were done for the day and took a rest watching the 2010 Wawasee boat floatilla. It was marginal at best. I'm putting party planner to the stars Kristin in charge of our boat next year.
On a sad note, as we were closing up shop for the weekend, we had to have a funeral. A bird might have miscalculated and died flying into one of the windows at the house. I made him a headstone.
But the best kid of animal to have is one of these hand-made Herbie specials!
They don't need walked, fed, exercised, or any attention. Just my kind of pet! Place your duck orders now! Free shipping in the Indianapolis or Fort Wayne area.
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