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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 1,784
Burning window
A lot of noise and keystoning in this one. But I like the color contrast.
Day 1,781
Driveway
The #driveway is done. I finished it this weekend. Now it's just waiting for some good looking #cars to park there. Fortunately, every now an...
Day 1,776
Tomato!
A tomato from our own garden. Harvested by accident. #theme-holding
Day 1,773
Blur
Planted the hedge on the other side of the house today. Feeling productive. That was one of the last things on this year's Project Backyard to-do...
Day 1,761
Tomatoes!
Our own tomatoes! Made some huge progress with Project Backyard over the weekend.
Day 1,759
Working
He tried really hard, but the #barrow did not move.
Day 1,758
Backyard
Working on another lawn behind the house. Takes so much time. But the satisfaction will be huge. I guess that qualifies for #theme-cold-drink...
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 1,730
Hello!
A #stork casually visiting our messy 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 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 1,710
Mowing
Mowing the lawn during the #goldenhour.
Day 1,707
Little Gardner
Watering mom's plants during the golden hour. I'm so proud.
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 1,695
Golden hour
Did some fertilizing in the #backyard. Everything looks good during the #goldenhour. I really like the #colorcontrast in this one.
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 1,688
Mounting
All four sail mounts screwed in. Unfortunately storm came right before we were ready to hang the sail. And doing that during the storm did no...
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 1,683
Backyard
We had some friends at our place. It felt like there were more kids than adults. Kids. Kids everywhere. So here's one of the mothers chugging...
Day 1,662
Ready for the hedge
Spent entire day working in the #backyard. The satisfaction is so big! We’re ready for planting the hedge on one of the sides. Als...
Day 1,642
Little helper
Trying to #rake the air. #funny, because I already raked the air today. No need to do it again. Long #weekend. Perhaps a bit too long.
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 1,422
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 1,400
5AM
5:50AM watering the lawn. We finally got to sow the lawn in the backyard. 400 square meters of lawn. This was the first watering. Progress! #outdo...