Bonus day...

Yes indeed it is Saturday, but I shall post today because I was not the only one working today. How very exciting.

Rock wall man was on site for a bit working to bring the wall lower. 

The crew even showed up to complete the railings on the stairs.

I will get to staining everything, but I will let them sand things a bit first... A few rough edges.

It was another spindle stain day for me. Yesterday I stained all that were cut. I stained 3 sides and then went back and stained the 4th. Well it turns out I was a little rushed with my 4th side and there are messy drips on some of them. Hopefully the crew can hide my inexperience when they attach them. 

But alas there was still a very big pile that needed to be cut in half and then stained. Before the crew started the stairs I asked them to cut the remaining spindles in half. So this 'batch' have the nice cut end on them already.

I moved the ones I did yesterday. Some were still a little wet, so I stacked creatively so things would not stick together with the sun.

There were a few that still needed the 4th side done - about half of the farther pile.

I spent another day in the bright sun doing 3 sides, then the 4th on the other half of the farther pile and the higher part of the closer pile. ... The lower part of the closer pile needs the 4th side still.

And then there is tomorrow..... 

About the same amount that I did today. I will need more stain.

I had a few cherries from a neighbours tree that hangs over the back fence. My cherries are a different type I think.. They are not near ripe yet. Another neighbour gave me an invite to raid their tree as they will be out town this week when they will be ripe.

Flower break...

I planted a few little one flowers around the rocks and the water shut off. You can see some of the oregano took, but some did not. And further along my neighbour across the street gave me something in the hens and chick family that appears to be happy.

The same neighbour planted the same stuff here and gave me something else as well. 

It's sprouting up fast like a sunflower... And that's what it is.