We had done some excavating about 2 or 3 years ago.
Since that time, we've had what seems like about 4 million rocks float up as the earth is settling as everything is getting back to normal. I have to go over the yard every spring before I start the weekly yard work schedule and remove them so the mower doesn't get destroyed hitting them.
We have raked and picked up most of them by hand and threw them in the back corner of the property for a while now, but then came the dilemma of what to do with them?
And then my favorite set of Bible verses came to mind.
Ecclesiastes 3; 1-8 which includes: A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones and build up.
Last spring, I stacked some along the driveway where my wife wanted to plant a little flower garden. This worked great for me because it was less that had to be done with the weed-whacker
Since that worked out so well, and that big empty void around the little deck at the kitchen door was an eyesore to me, last fall, I stacked stone around the deck.
And the last few days, I've worked on and off making a fire pit in the back yard near the swing so we can enjoy it and am planning to add onto it once I get more rocks gathered up and make a little bbq pit off to the side of it. While a gas grill is nice, sometimes I like to use sticks or charcoal to cook on, so I plan to finish it before summer sets in.
At least it's better than a huge pile of rocks laying in the back corner of the yard.
Since that time, we've had what seems like about 4 million rocks float up as the earth is settling as everything is getting back to normal. I have to go over the yard every spring before I start the weekly yard work schedule and remove them so the mower doesn't get destroyed hitting them.
We have raked and picked up most of them by hand and threw them in the back corner of the property for a while now, but then came the dilemma of what to do with them?
And then my favorite set of Bible verses came to mind.
Ecclesiastes 3; 1-8 which includes: A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones and build up.
Last spring, I stacked some along the driveway where my wife wanted to plant a little flower garden. This worked great for me because it was less that had to be done with the weed-whacker
Since that worked out so well, and that big empty void around the little deck at the kitchen door was an eyesore to me, last fall, I stacked stone around the deck.
And the last few days, I've worked on and off making a fire pit in the back yard near the swing so we can enjoy it and am planning to add onto it once I get more rocks gathered up and make a little bbq pit off to the side of it. While a gas grill is nice, sometimes I like to use sticks or charcoal to cook on, so I plan to finish it before summer sets in.
At least it's better than a huge pile of rocks laying in the back corner of the yard.
this is on my bucket list.