| first week of my vacation (not this past week but the other one before that) i undertook some yard work that had been bugging me for some time: the weeds area by the neighbour's hedge!
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| right there:
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| ...cuz i'm courageous like that? HA! & honestly this photo doesn't do justice to all of the crap growing there during spring/summer, because i'd already removed SOOO MUCH in august.
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| so i'd been meaning to buy stone slabs to cover the area after it'd been cleaned, but it didn't quite go that way for a number of reasons. first off, dad having drilled it into my head that it's too much work dealing with a material this heavy. nevertheless ended up ordering a whole batch of those slabs from rona, only to have them cancel my order the next day saying something along the lines that they didn't have the proper equipment to deliver at my home, blah blah blah. took that as a sign from god *shrug* & finally opted for this recycled rubber deck tile instead:
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| roots removal + attempting to flat out the area, let's go:
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| aaaand major issue came up when i got to assembling my tiles:
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| they'd snap into one another, but ONLY LOOSELY. meaning if the ground underneath isn't perfectly even—such is the case here cuz let's face it it's goddamn impossible to achieve—they'd snap out upon stepping on them. ARHHHHG. predictable? yeah, i guess so. lesson of the day: always go with your first instinct (in this case: stone slabs!!!) & here duct tape became my best friend + quick fix so i wouldn't lose the $400 i'd already invested into my project. but boy did it ever take forever duct taping this all around.
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| final result:
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| which isn't THAT BAD. but to me + my OCD ways it's a lot more more like; "erghhh. yeah, um." with a hint of rocky seasick feeling.
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| outdoors work is hazardous (!!):
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