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Project Backyard

We bought the house few years ago. And then we put all of our money into finishing the interior. Never had time to work on the backyard. But that changed in 2018. Here's "Project Backyard" and our progress.

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Day 2,093
Apple Tree
We planted a tree in the memory of #Fibi. We already have one apple tree in the backyard. For the last couple of years Fibi ate almost all...
Day 1,443
The Lawn
I must admit, I'm proud of the lawn. It's nice, thick and the shade of green is awesome. Kids enjoy running on it as well. That was the goal....
Day 1,696
Drums!
New #hobby I guess. The sundeck looks like a stage. And the #goldenhour is perfect time to give a little concert for the beavers.
Day 1,759
Working
He tried really hard, but the #barrow did not move.
Day 1,422
Mowing
First mowing of a new lawn. I'm surprised how well it turned out. Another step in Project Backyard. #thursday #outdoors #nature #afternoon #roa...
Day 1,685
Year later
One year ago I posted https://tookapic.com/photos/655856 and promised to shoot a self portrait with a beer same time this year. So here it...
Day 2,114
Table!
I built a picnic #table for the kids. And it did not collapse immediately.
Day 1,776
Tomato!
A tomato from our own garden. Harvested by accident. #theme-holding
Day 2,009
Ouch
Bad photo of a bad looking lawn. It looks awful after the winter. And it looks even worse after I did the scarifying. But after raking all the de...
Day 1,714
Mowing
How to turn a 20-minute chore into 45-minute labor? Get a kid to help you. Just kidding. We both had fun.
Day 1,730
Hello!
A #stork casually visiting our messy backyard.
Day 1,746
Golden hour fun
Spent a nice family afternoon in the #backyard. Shot some really nice pictures during the #goldenhour. I almost regret we can only pos...
Day 1,710
Mowing
Mowing the lawn during the #goldenhour.
Day 2,351
Play time
Playing in the new house in the backyard.
Day 1,723
Watching
After 7 years of parking in mud we finally decided to #build a proper driveway in front of the house. 👍 Since we don't have a tv, Wiktor spen...
Day 2,039
Saved
I think I managed to save the lawn. If you look at the shape it was just a month ago: https://tookapic.com/photos/787212 - the progress is prett...
Day 2,077
Roof
The view from the other side of the pond. Lovely weather this week.
Day 2,071
Swing
One of the newest additions to our now almost finished terrace.
Day 2,116
Office
My setup for the last 90 minutes of sales of my first ever online course. It went well.
Day 1,336
It's official!
"First shovel" dug. We're doing the fence around our house. It only took us 5 years to start. I'll probably go broke after it's finishe...
Day 1,689
Success!
Well, it looks like we did it. The #sail is up. Now we're waiting for the whole sundeck to fly away one day.
Day 1,784
Burning window
A lot of noise and keystoning in this one. But I like the color contrast.
Day 2,087
Sunset
We got a bigger pool for the kids. But when they go to sleep, we can now watch sunsets sitting like this, which is very nice.
Day 1,761
Tomatoes!
Our own tomatoes! Made some huge progress with Project Backyard over the weekend.