Today I finally finished tearing out the concrete slab in the back corner of the yard. Slowly, since September, I've used a pick axe, sledgehammer, and spud bar to reduce it rubble. It was slow work because someone, whoever put it there, knew what they were doing. It was pretty thick and reinforced with rebar and chicken wire. Still, now I just have to dispose of the remains of the 7x4 slab. That will clear the way for the chicken coop and, behind it, a wood pile.
Also, I've been pulling up the pavers that made paths around the yard. This will let me start fresh in plotting out where I want my garden beds to bed. Soon I'll get to go out with a tape measure and mark off my plans, commit to the physical world the first outline of the garden I see in my head.
But there's still a long slow road between my and my fully realized garden. Not only will my job eat up my time and energy but, four nights a week, I'll be attending evening classes at the local community college. Still, I hope to have at least a couple vegetable beds up and growing this coming spring.
On a different note, I found something special while working in the yard.
Clearly, my house was previously occupied by a clan of ninjas.
