Backyard Improvements

We had my parents in town a few weeks ago, and in adidtion to just enjoying the weekend with the fam, we also dug up our backyard and did some landscaping... not manscaping- LANDscaping sillies!
No before shot, sorry, but it basically had a bunch of the small green bushes in rows

Here is the more important "after" - This is Jean Claude, our bew Bloodsport, I mean, Bloodgood maple tree. I wanted something called a Beni Otake so I could call our tree Beni (bc honestly, isn't it all about talking to your trees?) - but this one won out- with a name like bloodsport, shoot, bloodgood, how could he not! We also built in a little fire pit- so next time you vist we can make s'mores! Yummy-- it is always about the s'mores! (Please see JH post)

We also added some of these little arborvitaes and added some cool rocks we found at the construction site next door- all around we are very pleased. It is a huge improvement- and again thanks to my parents for helping- well really Nate and my Dad did a good amount of this while my Mom and I watched ND lose to someone, but I can say we helped a bit ;)