Moving Earth, Part II

You may recall this cement drainage ramp that I uncovered last year during my big archaeology project, that included removing all the ivy from the back yard.

Yesterday, I discovered there were a lot of ants moving in and out of the bricks that enclosed what may have been flower beds in the area above the ramp. Today it was time for all of this to go.


With the aid of my shovel and new sledgehammer, I removed all of the bricks and the cement ramp. Each piece of cement I removed, I found ant tunnel after ant tunnel. I sprayed the little bastards as I went, happily destroying their ant community. Oh yes, I hate ants!

I was able to stand up vertically one big piece of the cement ramp and took great joy in swinging the sledgehammer into the middle of it. Broke perfectly into four manageable pieces.

I also removed these old wooden landscaping timbers that were to the side where the roses have been growing wild (top left in photos). Looks like there will be a Moving Earth, Part III because I don't want to plant any grass in these areas until I decide what to do with the roses. I'm leaning toward moving them to another part of the yard.

I must say after my yard work yesterday and today, I'm a little tired. I plan on kicking back the rest of today and have a steak marinating for the grill later this evening. Will be pairing it with some veggies and the simple yet tasty Rosemount Estate Shiraz.

- Salud!