Sometimes when I feel like I have not made significant progress on a particular project, I like looking back in order to gain perspective. For instance, I feel like I've been neglecting the backyard for a while. When I look outside I see a large patch of bald dirt, untamed hills, and a long list of to-dos. I rattle off the tasks that I would like to get going, but am always stumped on what should take priority or how to work out the little details. Also, there's the issue of time, but that's another story.
Looking through my photo archives, I am reminded of what the place looked like when we moved in four and a half years ago (ack!).
Here is what the north side of the house looked like prior to us moving in. The yard was actually in much better shape than when we originally looked at the house. During our initial viewing, there was quite a bit of debris in the backyard including a broken skateboard, and this side portion was completely blocked off with a giant pile of tumbleweeds. The house later went into foreclosure and the bank who seized the property had things tidied up. So, in 2009 the yard was a clean slate.
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