Now for the mundane ... if not interested, please check back later. A few weeks ago we talked about water, water, everywhere. Well, the side yard between our place and the neighbor was a tiny, but literal swamp. This image is a bit of a spoof as I held the camera deep into the trench for effect.

But as you look at it from eye level it is still a mess. All of the water from the two garden homes drains into the Texas clay and it stays a mucky mire that you can't even walk on without the gunk sticking to your shoes. Poor Buster, eh! The builder has taken responsibility for most of the drainage problem and will fix that and then we will enhance his effort.

The first thing he did was to install a 6 inch drainage pipe that would absorb the tons of water that was collecting between our two houses, connect it to all the downspouts and run it back to the back of the property; and our property line is at those trees in the background, well beyond the fence.

Then a layer of sand on top of the drainage pipes and dirt in the beds with a rock border.

This picture is dark, but the workmen just got done at sunse today ... with some paving stones to walk on ... Buster is really happy that his little feet are now dry ... and his owner is really happy!