Yard Thing

Does my lower lawn (aka "courtyard," but actually the septic field) look a little empty to you?


Yeah, it has the old gazebo (hidden by tree and vines), the zebra grass, a brick wall, and some flowers, but it needs something—well—distinctive.

Tuesday Kroger at Westlake had reduced the price on a "Toscano two-bench arbor with pergola top." And it was Senior Citizen Day, so I got an additional 5% discount. Good thing I have a truck with an 8-foot bed!

The thing came in a gazillion pieces in a big box.



Good thing I have a mechanically minded husband—who has tools. I don't know what all these are, but they ought to do the job.


By Thursday morning, he had most of the gazillion pieces put together.


Here's a view from the bench:


Now I'm thinking that the new yard thing would look better in the middle of the courtyard instead of so close to the bottom driveway. What do you think?


Here's a view from the other side:


See? A little too close to the driveway, don't you think? Good thing we haven't pinned it down yet.

And I can't decide on which side to plant the wisteria. Decisions, decisions.

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