Out with the old

So, there are quite a few changes Jed and I would like to make to this house. But, since it really isn't ours, we really don't want to put much money into it. One thing we decided we could do without spending any money is removing the partially dead and ugly shrubs that lined the sidewalk and by the garage. So, spring came (and the 80 degree weather) and one day Jed brought the skid steer home from work and we went to town.






Before shot. And of course, Izzy was a good helper!



Another before shot.




Getting ready to take out the first shrub by the garage.



We just tied a chain around the base of the shrub, hooked it onto the bucket and pulled!



TaDa! One less ugly shrub!



All the shrubs are pulled by the garage....MUCH better!



Now, onto the 30 other shrubs



Look what we found hidden in them! Rusty saw anyone?



About halfway there.



What a mess!



Then we found a ball in the bushes. Izzy was pretty excited.



All the shrubs have been pulled. Now we just need to take care of them.



The next day, as Jed golfed, I got the rake, hoe and broom out and found the sidewalk.



After shot. SO MUCH BETTER!!! I must say, during this entire process I ate about a pound of dirt. It was sort of windy and the dusty silt of course would blow right in my face. It made for a pretty dirty kleenex when I blew my nose! hahaha! (sorry)



The rest of the loot we found in the shrubs: A pair of purple reading glasses, a marker, and a clothespin. I should have gotten a medal detector to see what else I could have found!



Now we just need some flowers and maybe some solar lights? A lot of work, but very rewarding.