tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58271453662971423902024-03-12T17:19:12.507-07:00Diary of a rock starDiary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827145366297142390.post-9594998584636022442009-08-26T23:30:00.000-07:002009-08-27T00:25:58.826-07:00Field Trip!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA-aul5FdFLu12Pm1Y4VVZfiRMANKdp7V53adhH2nvRkUykgxVYj6csRLEpI2dp_0nO5y7Ly7a5kKudXN8i1Zm8dTWp4RwLYLjrea_4N2O8J1oXcIbqnJy_braYcAlxBz7-Mrb8sJ1SY/s1600-h/110_1945.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374539532016384834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA-aul5FdFLu12Pm1Y4VVZfiRMANKdp7V53adhH2nvRkUykgxVYj6csRLEpI2dp_0nO5y7Ly7a5kKudXN8i1Zm8dTWp4RwLYLjrea_4N2O8J1oXcIbqnJy_braYcAlxBz7-Mrb8sJ1SY/s400/110_1945.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">My mother had two large stones left over from one of her projects, so we used them to measure off how many more we would need to buy. About thirty was our guesstimate, so off to the stone yard we went. Mom turned to me as we pulled into the parking area and told me that she was going to ask for a discount. I think she didn't want me to be embarrassed.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1pvTYyUSHFoH2nR2o0iDPk-3MsmOCLk49c0aC6zqVMTLyP_lJvYdt3ncF3Hnxt1e80D6HrVSWWbrzCvwaI8uKtK8pi365YLxaDXPv_sBx3u5PiXu4TCCdQ6yWAX4zr84gz4EF90hQU0/s1600-h/110_1952.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374535877159919762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1pvTYyUSHFoH2nR2o0iDPk-3MsmOCLk49c0aC6zqVMTLyP_lJvYdt3ncF3Hnxt1e80D6HrVSWWbrzCvwaI8uKtK8pi365YLxaDXPv_sBx3u5PiXu4TCCdQ6yWAX4zr84gz4EF90hQU0/s400/110_1952.JPG" /></a>When the man came out and asked if we wanted help, she told him what we were looking for. Then she told him my budget was $80.00. He took one stone in and weighed it and came back and told us for $80.00, we could buy eight or nine stones of that size.<br />That wasn't good news. We chatted for awhile and decided that we would have to come up with a different plan. That is when the guy took us to the back of the stone yard and told us we could have anything from these bins for three cents per pound. That was an eighteen cent per pound discount. I filled up the little cart and took it to the scales. 300lbs! </div><div align="center">($9.00)</div><div align="center">We decided to splurge and bought 7 medium sized rocks at fifteen cents per pound too.</div><div align="center">Total spent at the rock yard, $45.00<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5r72LdGz4LnKBat2G4Kguk6Qy2LKxB1cntVoaXtCU9PpuCVTAvv47Dt8_QrnRjvuE08sA9PKw_nwK29mWXjewFkM1I79c-9IxAcoMGXw7uNytmu7qJXrnNTiGhsIhT0i5CvO22lUDdg/s1600-h/110_1975.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374535871956846162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5r72LdGz4LnKBat2G4Kguk6Qy2LKxB1cntVoaXtCU9PpuCVTAvv47Dt8_QrnRjvuE08sA9PKw_nwK29mWXjewFkM1I79c-9IxAcoMGXw7uNytmu7qJXrnNTiGhsIhT0i5CvO22lUDdg/s400/110_1975.JPG" /></a>Next stop Lowes, where we found 5 gigantic stones at $7.00 each. Total $35.00<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtZqKp3vhPVexyjK25WqdyxdTRFN4GqnsYlMcO6WneL9ctsBDNG7z0nWoAS3sZa3AbXQeYJIC-iB_pcqJ_KsrzaSxiF8F6phlVUqcrwhnzKl30GgXMAPEYdAyDRZOyllHkHlUj7BE7Bo/s1600-h/110_1981.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374531766916370018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtZqKp3vhPVexyjK25WqdyxdTRFN4GqnsYlMcO6WneL9ctsBDNG7z0nWoAS3sZa3AbXQeYJIC-iB_pcqJ_KsrzaSxiF8F6phlVUqcrwhnzKl30GgXMAPEYdAyDRZOyllHkHlUj7BE7Bo/s400/110_1981.JPG" /></a>Somehow, I managed to get over 730lbs of rock for exactly $80.00!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbkaTtl5i-ftCjMNZ-VWQNWOnVRpQrz9OKT7MFVXyjJ6M5iir1qtPP5X1AvdQx-dM54DoWHgQ-UAfxoMAf31fjJ_pNyeNrWXWFWum3CTkgbvv3Gk-J24w5aDqYeMuuAthvcdIOrpRfUw/s1600-h/112_2054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374531762284284738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbkaTtl5i-ftCjMNZ-VWQNWOnVRpQrz9OKT7MFVXyjJ6M5iir1qtPP5X1AvdQx-dM54DoWHgQ-UAfxoMAf31fjJ_pNyeNrWXWFWum3CTkgbvv3Gk-J24w5aDqYeMuuAthvcdIOrpRfUw/s400/112_2054.JPG" /></a>We also used the counter top materials that were given to us for this project to fill in between the stones. That worked great to give it this crazy quilt look. <br /><div>/</div></div></div></div>Diary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827145366297142390.post-69620989330753931132009-08-25T23:05:00.001-07:002009-08-26T00:06:58.575-07:00Step 4, or 5,First, I laid down a layer of gravel inside the circle, Then on top of the gravel, I laid down a layer of sand...<br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374158962210156386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFrv_NmvhXzGqnkjNhsuAVPVfCo2XqiYXuItBU1nS0Fbin8JcICdobBvmglczPVXsn8XB9I9mwJ1UqHJPJTuJL_Q4xPLKREaqBCuWBGIOlBV0zHBXTtLE36w9OptZEciKj70d08a6tI4/s400/110_1892.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374160607550640578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2u70K9sCA1d7MRHUKXpOusoJ1kp0kXn-o7oNrG_12cF8r3AFtZD7wMTzSIKF02rc7bJplpDHYxuOLegzcWVfAMyHKKEGofieJ15vGMqfXUlifzeYzaQgxo9RrTAAKUfJ5-Ob-GITO7Y/s400/110_1911.JPG" /> After I checked to make sure I was level, I tamped the sand down. Next we went to the stone yard and Lows, I will tell you about that trip tomorrow.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnr7acbB70kwSL5XOMxhy4Ab6pUMCbi1PWywvTSLcnSX56klXiS9uh_ST-GF26VsR5SD4d17QS3kE2ZdwaHQqFqsLY_Xqi83LCxVaLgFNucsde6oIBh6xNix5bXd8hUUAneyFhE5VCnPY/s1600-h/110_2011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374158954709290882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnr7acbB70kwSL5XOMxhy4Ab6pUMCbi1PWywvTSLcnSX56klXiS9uh_ST-GF26VsR5SD4d17QS3kE2ZdwaHQqFqsLY_Xqi83LCxVaLgFNucsde6oIBh6xNix5bXd8hUUAneyFhE5VCnPY/s400/110_2011.JPG" /></a>Once we got home from the stone yards, I went to work laying the stones and broken pieces of counter top materials on the "floor" of the circle.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNdVkquCZ4om3qQHGvwyKyy7N5gTPsCk3gIQWhKOD7Yk15b7do_WgTLJ8h_9Q1eevA6i3XUyeZzAAeup767CEhgel59sIPb-pSvJvs_7Tr1Iz0Pz3Gjvgr6eXuFdWRLbtExp6moHEkXY/s1600-h/112_2040.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374153970302355970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNdVkquCZ4om3qQHGvwyKyy7N5gTPsCk3gIQWhKOD7Yk15b7do_WgTLJ8h_9Q1eevA6i3XUyeZzAAeup767CEhgel59sIPb-pSvJvs_7Tr1Iz0Pz3Gjvgr6eXuFdWRLbtExp6moHEkXY/s400/112_2040.JPG" /></a> Then I put more sand down and swept it into the crevices between the stones.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWmCQDfXOEX2kU7F5msssegrOB-m-PosOFGeJZAODI5s24ZB6PqkSQEFgkiWjUdY9KfkypwHmOR8A_U-IPs7lTvehlFn_GSw-GdM1cVrNu6dqFNkQi0aJCJbqmVTT9J1KKaOkDHnQkqk/s1600-h/112_2053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374153970194065570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWmCQDfXOEX2kU7F5msssegrOB-m-PosOFGeJZAODI5s24ZB6PqkSQEFgkiWjUdY9KfkypwHmOR8A_U-IPs7lTvehlFn_GSw-GdM1cVrNu6dqFNkQi0aJCJbqmVTT9J1KKaOkDHnQkqk/s400/112_2053.JPG" /></a>This is what the "floor" of the circle looks like. I have to let it settle for a day or two, then put more sand between the stones. It looks like a crazy quilt! There are so many colors of stone in it. But I like the effect the countertops make, and It matches the walkway around one of the other garden areas in the yard.<br /><div>'</div></div></div><br /></div>Diary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827145366297142390.post-56135974575839711652009-08-23T09:12:00.000-07:002009-08-24T09:28:27.888-07:00Moving right along!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4G62TQl-kMXoiRrqdkiB2s4wOjzgrBNFjTZRjLxMw8aIsJkBgrFeKpSbxdlsZ2pYPBfAARoEhWHuoPKuNoKhjt7mzQarV361XB3Tjq8kEHjWkzp229mlhKqW0LyYFVPEKwUVPl7elXE/s1600-h/109_0186.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373564459191018882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4G62TQl-kMXoiRrqdkiB2s4wOjzgrBNFjTZRjLxMw8aIsJkBgrFeKpSbxdlsZ2pYPBfAARoEhWHuoPKuNoKhjt7mzQarV361XB3Tjq8kEHjWkzp229mlhKqW0LyYFVPEKwUVPl7elXE/s400/109_0186.JPG" /></a> The Concrete placement is finished in the bench, Now, I have finish work to do.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzR26OV7TCZibQnX2d3gDaZ3NNXEsrtZw10x4neGUoskHY7ebL5mk-ZO7kA0dZGoTORTPKXkZ5FWqU-K766zttVkuvvAo1FLOdZy6yncjXbf-PhzcBMUxPJYnDChHaf3qKCxL4vWVCT4s/s1600-h/109_0135.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373564450740203730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzR26OV7TCZibQnX2d3gDaZ3NNXEsrtZw10x4neGUoskHY7ebL5mk-ZO7kA0dZGoTORTPKXkZ5FWqU-K766zttVkuvvAo1FLOdZy6yncjXbf-PhzcBMUxPJYnDChHaf3qKCxL4vWVCT4s/s400/109_0135.JPG" /></a> This is the last layer of concrete chunks to add.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1BfEjX9VZvf7bJwHOknq20i9EOwRokJixSJOPNVzwlmUU_czTAJAizx2WX4q3bYotunjmgkjG9BFift6fWJLHxE4cyivITmNC3gPv0ZW7cuiTv9dVLlX-_h1wTTBWbxX-b156UZ0G_0/s1600-h/100_1853.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373560401440797538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1BfEjX9VZvf7bJwHOknq20i9EOwRokJixSJOPNVzwlmUU_czTAJAizx2WX4q3bYotunjmgkjG9BFift6fWJLHxE4cyivITmNC3gPv0ZW7cuiTv9dVLlX-_h1wTTBWbxX-b156UZ0G_0/s400/100_1853.JPG" /></a>The Stairs were difficult to place, I couldn't use just one chunk per stair, so I had to use two or three per step.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6OqnSwty457e6EfQC16sPaE88MjSOYA_YqQCheFy_Y1H8v38mVwnrdhQGjbCk0h1o4Ch1ZKUVQTTiYo978DzKkCqOYO52_ynFL_wwbUGk4APHTbhQrdZ3mMII7Vf7Z9qCJ8hOHW3xxc/s1600-h/100_1827.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373560385828316738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6OqnSwty457e6EfQC16sPaE88MjSOYA_YqQCheFy_Y1H8v38mVwnrdhQGjbCk0h1o4Ch1ZKUVQTTiYo978DzKkCqOYO52_ynFL_wwbUGk4APHTbhQrdZ3mMII7Vf7Z9qCJ8hOHW3xxc/s400/100_1827.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvpU9ajngL2mD80njvzstQ8AV9F95c-5n1SaUQBxj3G3VqLHLJRlxqai5cTnS7toacfB-9OHyRvoc2NrS56Sxck03X65toBx6Die5meiSp1AM1G5OustiqT3HnMl2vXyUEKL1e5QARIY/s1600-h/107_0863.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373207603833441538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvpU9ajngL2mD80njvzstQ8AV9F95c-5n1SaUQBxj3G3VqLHLJRlxqai5cTnS7toacfB-9OHyRvoc2NrS56Sxck03X65toBx6Die5meiSp1AM1G5OustiqT3HnMl2vXyUEKL1e5QARIY/s400/107_0863.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-1GLHnv3c_3kLwrTFkOHnaC9PuVuLNBwTNsopMnVk193PI1om4xBPO6GRd-7H-TvwYJd8GiLUOS7ns2ateGJr3qsZbcPPIDn36W7obxczsyIYmDZ20J5A0XFhORmeZBi2Ujwk7nG0gs/s1600-h/107_0812.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373205630002842034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-1GLHnv3c_3kLwrTFkOHnaC9PuVuLNBwTNsopMnVk193PI1om4xBPO6GRd-7H-TvwYJd8GiLUOS7ns2ateGJr3qsZbcPPIDn36W7obxczsyIYmDZ20J5A0XFhORmeZBi2Ujwk7nG0gs/s400/107_0812.JPG" /></a> Dad found this ring where we ride motorcycles.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKrQzmBOO9xdf1vyTWls1u9YktdRWgdF5awA1rZ11hoDIZXrYHz9q-J7P8CkEQb8LeIM6zn3qUBY2g_0dvLmMdWiknOH9lM1gN3J_UPxQpc9-WbAqUU3D-_yKUsPHc7k02nMmE1EvPdo/s1600-h/107_0806.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373201314843121426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKrQzmBOO9xdf1vyTWls1u9YktdRWgdF5awA1rZ11hoDIZXrYHz9q-J7P8CkEQb8LeIM6zn3qUBY2g_0dvLmMdWiknOH9lM1gN3J_UPxQpc9-WbAqUU3D-_yKUsPHc7k02nMmE1EvPdo/s400/107_0806.JPG" /></a> My Back hurts!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqBlgEKyFQ5iu_gtXQCIt_GCGuSDnsqLp2by0z0BhZg7b7v6sDX7F8acwXKNHx4YRm-3iBvqNn8fFEb6AS012bwOpMqtq-vHZTKTC1z-e0c_y9pUfBwIPpqR8yo_ULShS2fdlj1LeMfY/s1600-h/107_0697.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373198891228914082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqBlgEKyFQ5iu_gtXQCIt_GCGuSDnsqLp2by0z0BhZg7b7v6sDX7F8acwXKNHx4YRm-3iBvqNn8fFEb6AS012bwOpMqtq-vHZTKTC1z-e0c_y9pUfBwIPpqR8yo_ULShS2fdlj1LeMfY/s400/107_0697.JPG" /></a> I am putting sand and gravel between each stone to help stabilize the wall.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRsY9Goc0LMW1H5GCHswfLJw3BLQpiQleCOTx5-IecxgRfhVEffaro88G5S7fcMpJAMmAniXFHvve6jofYTFYwAavrokGJpx3hXsytTytlK3cmZnY-UNXvTT7WD_15tnJjEgP9GylB3w/s1600-h/101_1677.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Diary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827145366297142390.post-66494069878743406152009-08-14T19:55:00.000-07:002009-08-14T20:04:19.639-07:00Project as of August 14th.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sg337Hr_A9gynIZTEyU8UCef5Il4AQpGotvm6nGkKQ53tBfzAVMM_mZ9y7gq8D3sz0izpfx2OKpUGCjssrHfPS0uVXpnHKI8-xy5bsuAZ3BfBT6EZXfZhUeFSj7envIIg9ztHu6gHf4/s1600-h/107_0777.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370020980951630370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sg337Hr_A9gynIZTEyU8UCef5Il4AQpGotvm6nGkKQ53tBfzAVMM_mZ9y7gq8D3sz0izpfx2OKpUGCjssrHfPS0uVXpnHKI8-xy5bsuAZ3BfBT6EZXfZhUeFSj7envIIg9ztHu6gHf4/s400/107_0777.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Diary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827145366297142390.post-66526724053632158972009-08-12T19:47:00.000-07:002009-08-12T21:55:58.162-07:00Getting Busy!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVn4kzZyi2GoGADQEPE3KFst-LL-aLXqjGFdvwMqN66cEN6zsNeHeeZuY8WIlVzed-HaptJG45w7QDIoB0Nyvx2_2PDIgJ3X9Ioz6b3sTXSZ4xdDmbgepANBd-FTtdfvDDfs4nzIbOzM/s1600-h/101_1513.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369303536429139698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVn4kzZyi2GoGADQEPE3KFst-LL-aLXqjGFdvwMqN66cEN6zsNeHeeZuY8WIlVzed-HaptJG45w7QDIoB0Nyvx2_2PDIgJ3X9Ioz6b3sTXSZ4xdDmbgepANBd-FTtdfvDDfs4nzIbOzM/s400/101_1513.JPG" /></a>Plan A: Mr Mike and a piece of heavy machinery and a laser level.<br />Plan B: Rototiller, shovels, and level<br />Plan C: Shovel and level and a piece of wood.<br />Mr Mike has been sick, and is now overwhelmed at work.<br />The rototiller will not start.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGWJxQsReAl0dSDN6Iz16KxnUe5jNlqA9ObK8OEaNwPj4uIvtfx0xRuTULk7w73SJ9QFmQn-Y9CKJrieN3X-C5wl34ytveAQYNhHqRfbhrVcfvDw_JRHH6yhRws7kI0eX2pNLxe_eA3A/s1600-h/101_1510.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369303531266964306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGWJxQsReAl0dSDN6Iz16KxnUe5jNlqA9ObK8OEaNwPj4uIvtfx0xRuTULk7w73SJ9QFmQn-Y9CKJrieN3X-C5wl34ytveAQYNhHqRfbhrVcfvDw_JRHH6yhRws7kI0eX2pNLxe_eA3A/s400/101_1510.JPG" /></a><br />Just me, and my shovel! I figured out how to make the first part level. I have to dig out the upper section, and add to the lower section to get the seats and the center to be level.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnw7nOtb3JWL6H71sGwTo69lcZSqxXE2jOHT59cpiAoFTIjyLyrJ1Qqpo_ccjZxybUgacL3hPKerGUvYozxgHT7BRzUn1r2OhPh_Qw4TBnG2JJbwwmCsAzWugGT7kpF2QABcdTyrEQqY/s1600-h/101_1551.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369298842206514802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnw7nOtb3JWL6H71sGwTo69lcZSqxXE2jOHT59cpiAoFTIjyLyrJ1Qqpo_ccjZxybUgacL3hPKerGUvYozxgHT7BRzUn1r2OhPh_Qw4TBnG2JJbwwmCsAzWugGT7kpF2QABcdTyrEQqY/s400/101_1551.JPG" /></a> Dig out the grass, level the dirt, tamp down the dirt, find the level again.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4R5JRuYEh_P2_qABcP_BdqRKTJi4hwu_hROaT9VdlCFK14v0ygTYW-tN-FUGWaywqtCo7YUgXxFCAAjlCvtBFpp_XaFPq46RJYK6D_i32sLnD-v3ep4YLpd_iooLZEeyE-JSrf199OQ/s1600-h/101_1608.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369298834137992130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4R5JRuYEh_P2_qABcP_BdqRKTJi4hwu_hROaT9VdlCFK14v0ygTYW-tN-FUGWaywqtCo7YUgXxFCAAjlCvtBFpp_XaFPq46RJYK6D_i32sLnD-v3ep4YLpd_iooLZEeyE-JSrf199OQ/s400/101_1608.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6i50g2Z3ix9RArpqAUT_S0uZCffLdkAxI-ltPoWQiModc-JaKSeOd-hWX_bQa8QZTSYoCABRyJaVLfVQQCzwSRVkRZmkPs-SM7PPIMzxi9YPAjVwzOgXMS4i3bh-6E4BAAWmQtP7KGPo/s1600-h/101_1628.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369293190346435074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6i50g2Z3ix9RArpqAUT_S0uZCffLdkAxI-ltPoWQiModc-JaKSeOd-hWX_bQa8QZTSYoCABRyJaVLfVQQCzwSRVkRZmkPs-SM7PPIMzxi9YPAjVwzOgXMS4i3bh-6E4BAAWmQtP7KGPo/s400/101_1628.JPG" /></a> Stack row #1, not level, add dirt or take away dirt to make it level.</div><div>Finish row #1.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRN6mhzklOniaaCEFzQ6WxJ6Xw3VKZgi7PwxPXzr2CbZE0RwZPiI0EW_IyDl3vtXCeYzWyWxB9laobcQtGUQJomcNgIUjQUHpFuRarV1iaZXTbhe8lVnXMoBMJN8gZpbtw6g4aDcbXbiE/s1600-h/101_1663.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369293177595573282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRN6mhzklOniaaCEFzQ6WxJ6Xw3VKZgi7PwxPXzr2CbZE0RwZPiI0EW_IyDl3vtXCeYzWyWxB9laobcQtGUQJomcNgIUjQUHpFuRarV1iaZXTbhe8lVnXMoBMJN8gZpbtw6g4aDcbXbiE/s400/101_1663.JPG" /></a> Add row #2 again checking to make sure you are still level as you go.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ndcT0vn1xMxu3UhRSira5-EmrVNikiWd0T9aQyXCfBfFS1mbRgaw6begbsKooVkNVwus02pngNlBGPZzqZgKyzEr-5PX483v7sl4y-GUlESI_anus8DUIyN2RWrwbCVqdb_Z5fe90tE/s1600-h/101_1677.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369287583289763890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ndcT0vn1xMxu3UhRSira5-EmrVNikiWd0T9aQyXCfBfFS1mbRgaw6begbsKooVkNVwus02pngNlBGPZzqZgKyzEr-5PX483v7sl4y-GUlESI_anus8DUIyN2RWrwbCVqdb_Z5fe90tE/s400/101_1677.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That is hard work, my shoulder hurts!</div></div></div></div></div>Diary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827145366297142390.post-19605115901255475162009-07-28T11:48:00.000-07:002009-07-28T12:53:46.068-07:00Finally, Step two!Clearing the land, truck is coming soon. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIINoI8jrkn6y9w54ZntMVQ46XwgXWDzdTjbKoewbAjg5Vbhm7IEralTsZUHLc6U7fbOzcWSxDqqCAbFE0LA-3aM1obch9b3ww3N69BmCZYP6LRxqiT9bgxOkH_Ff3Mm6aXG8tOBXNq6Q/s1600-h/107_0616.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363600227100645138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIINoI8jrkn6y9w54ZntMVQ46XwgXWDzdTjbKoewbAjg5Vbhm7IEralTsZUHLc6U7fbOzcWSxDqqCAbFE0LA-3aM1obch9b3ww3N69BmCZYP6LRxqiT9bgxOkH_Ff3Mm6aXG8tOBXNq6Q/s400/107_0616.JPG" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>Heavy heavy heavy heavy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ivj10sjoLv3PlfU0eCOYwNSMkYDPdaFBK7_oZS1kpBTTQf6K7lFrlzbukFFeWwAdXBMWsPjaVM99eFqpI9xdkW_4ni_kKNkdzIghLBu6WayWZV5LBf8LYuDf-BLT0Q1ZLgV94KZcRII/s1600-h/107_0626.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363600219039039138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ivj10sjoLv3PlfU0eCOYwNSMkYDPdaFBK7_oZS1kpBTTQf6K7lFrlzbukFFeWwAdXBMWsPjaVM99eFqpI9xdkW_4ni_kKNkdzIghLBu6WayWZV5LBf8LYuDf-BLT0Q1ZLgV94KZcRII/s400/107_0626.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd-pfF7Z1E8A3PjdPFYtH2u24c-TFEYvkTH8Yy-DXgGhr5tuW-1N3Lcs849xtlekm5LAoEUl6yiQK_meZVqwdKnED83gUCdfLqDoovWL14wuHdSHloJhV2PPCSOS-fpV4bDKW3Ckr2RY/s1600-h/107_0627.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363596293162559954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd-pfF7Z1E8A3PjdPFYtH2u24c-TFEYvkTH8Yy-DXgGhr5tuW-1N3Lcs849xtlekm5LAoEUl6yiQK_meZVqwdKnED83gUCdfLqDoovWL14wuHdSHloJhV2PPCSOS-fpV4bDKW3Ckr2RY/s400/107_0627.JPG" /></a><br />Not sure what i'm looking at...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0R5BrFxb4WCAXtIs7ul6Q2rfMGc1drHNmqNYAxxUIDQSvMka5TTjTXxKWh01Gj7YmM1jVQjEmAxmRXnJF8uUsVF0__1HTkbrciWEcp-ApRUrbIKUekeqP5mTXUeC6u1-0XPI9TZcZLZo/s1600-h/107_0630.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363596285789503858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0R5BrFxb4WCAXtIs7ul6Q2rfMGc1drHNmqNYAxxUIDQSvMka5TTjTXxKWh01Gj7YmM1jVQjEmAxmRXnJF8uUsVF0__1HTkbrciWEcp-ApRUrbIKUekeqP5mTXUeC6u1-0XPI9TZcZLZo/s400/107_0630.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />And here it comes!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NH2kYOiANmb7AoSO3hOhZf6_FMeDqHQBSsa6R73c5ahJ-9-F0wvJ_iCel-BGZXMNiG9A1jTeHvoTPTl8gzVlq9-Dx2ZxSLGSmwgSafMPJGtjq3CXixjGYBo8io_WOAnWhQDlAuR0lgo/s1600-h/107_0633.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363596277685725650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NH2kYOiANmb7AoSO3hOhZf6_FMeDqHQBSsa6R73c5ahJ-9-F0wvJ_iCel-BGZXMNiG9A1jTeHvoTPTl8gzVlq9-Dx2ZxSLGSmwgSafMPJGtjq3CXixjGYBo8io_WOAnWhQDlAuR0lgo/s400/107_0633.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />*really annoying beeping noises*<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHXjUkPn0Pa7bc1W6gyeI6nFtW4yFIZmZk2iKDEY2Bdebq0PSlsUtyqn53KSbX_6vaQfagPURYdiXXugE_2oGVk4I4pnoH57IXaZT-Xe9aHTX6jnZaiZXVP5I7fg2wkeKble46KxkhMs/s1600-h/107_0635.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363590643947599074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHXjUkPn0Pa7bc1W6gyeI6nFtW4yFIZmZk2iKDEY2Bdebq0PSlsUtyqn53KSbX_6vaQfagPURYdiXXugE_2oGVk4I4pnoH57IXaZT-Xe9aHTX6jnZaiZXVP5I7fg2wkeKble46KxkhMs/s400/107_0635.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />*still beeping*<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJY5iuAu1XBtPb11HnaC7KJHWnHZ7SqhN7068lu6EQ81Sa_uQXo_HV7UNK9mpQtDfhTIQT-o_MGR4zO0i2W7AlC_cKMlyOmlaqcSBGxh4c_wZull7bUSrSHnb2m9DtJ_Ipl8cRaVMriiI/s1600-h/107_0638.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363590633254975394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJY5iuAu1XBtPb11HnaC7KJHWnHZ7SqhN7068lu6EQ81Sa_uQXo_HV7UNK9mpQtDfhTIQT-o_MGR4zO0i2W7AlC_cKMlyOmlaqcSBGxh4c_wZull7bUSrSHnb2m9DtJ_Ipl8cRaVMriiI/s400/107_0638.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Can you see what I see?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOErrYvKIuyt0YxooI7-emaRIq6EEjG7JP_h-62_SZK27Li0PUbslAurIqrjBSNQ6hKuizNzhY5p82SNEvQYnBYVgFSVARrcczqNRvfCCk9oU0exksAPILosKvK1uV8u_pz1fNDvWXZU/s1600-h/107_0642.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363590629949911522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOErrYvKIuyt0YxooI7-emaRIq6EEjG7JP_h-62_SZK27Li0PUbslAurIqrjBSNQ6hKuizNzhY5p82SNEvQYnBYVgFSVARrcczqNRvfCCk9oU0exksAPILosKvK1uV8u_pz1fNDvWXZU/s400/107_0642.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Final Product, well, as final as a dumpload comes. </div><div> </div><div>This is what came of my neat lil' pile.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Diary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827145366297142390.post-67584088346397094792009-07-20T20:48:00.000-07:002009-07-20T23:03:07.906-07:00Step 1 5/8Thursday, July 16, 2009. It is over 90* out, no shade, no breeze.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxkDARtNmVvFuG_X__0rsYF2NR2GV4HhDKl7QMt3hM26C56wxTEYWLVPnIrsXJZ5QsncRTJI2ZWvvTbAYbIJjbP9wNspV_DQKnzOIK2_OsGAdYyK8OawHkVZXLnHQfARcGxMVvzSsb58/s1600-h/101_0965.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360776657673134898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxkDARtNmVvFuG_X__0rsYF2NR2GV4HhDKl7QMt3hM26C56wxTEYWLVPnIrsXJZ5QsncRTJI2ZWvvTbAYbIJjbP9wNspV_DQKnzOIK2_OsGAdYyK8OawHkVZXLnHQfARcGxMVvzSsb58/s400/101_0965.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the mountain of concrete I have to work with.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DAHFG2-rV72E0HuaiiQzTtpD6AsSgc4RH3TSWheTnNrN1251Uz1_aj5l-98s50lugPGBnyc0PhGIDppfOpCkawBJ79PBg4LJfji7MYwW6w7vx9zjPk-TKLC7N380HeUNRPK_1ULq1dw/s1600-h/101_0966.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360776654370700322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DAHFG2-rV72E0HuaiiQzTtpD6AsSgc4RH3TSWheTnNrN1251Uz1_aj5l-98s50lugPGBnyc0PhGIDppfOpCkawBJ79PBg4LJfji7MYwW6w7vx9zjPk-TKLC7N380HeUNRPK_1ULq1dw/s400/101_0966.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Most chunks are 4-8 feet long and wide. So, I just started by stacking the pieces that were small enough for me to move.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQ9UO0Y-QZQUhGdtlC5vNznhEsrfNDCA7MlQ9ZqQjKKeT8rouiGk2WHBTtKGGIoNCxMscRlVdifOTibh8tAnWNm-aNnyG4mf5DV_4oHr4JdbFkguB8XDRyxL_Q-whuU593YURJSBZai4/s1600-h/101_0967.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360776644611517234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQ9UO0Y-QZQUhGdtlC5vNznhEsrfNDCA7MlQ9ZqQjKKeT8rouiGk2WHBTtKGGIoNCxMscRlVdifOTibh8tAnWNm-aNnyG4mf5DV_4oHr4JdbFkguB8XDRyxL_Q-whuU593YURJSBZai4/s400/101_0967.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0A0TZVR6t1oMTk5bjgX_cmdxwd2Z1HMxgQEdrahe9QFqDDFU43NqLRDjT2KCXvhXzhnylAQPrS-WTDaJyWRMq7mbRd8cMK3rg9RLxyLKJKn32znCBYNP9vUnBjPW_3tuXXVIMH03CQPY/s1600-h/101_0984.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360776640305402834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0A0TZVR6t1oMTk5bjgX_cmdxwd2Z1HMxgQEdrahe9QFqDDFU43NqLRDjT2KCXvhXzhnylAQPrS-WTDaJyWRMq7mbRd8cMK3rg9RLxyLKJKn32znCBYNP9vUnBjPW_3tuXXVIMH03CQPY/s400/101_0984.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_Rtuq6oRGxaFShOZk7Q3D4wS9b5DfhIocunLijAvDxZ1Kw710XXEaTy7etSNCuGwNHAI3g5ITqM7PZSBBQoh07q3SeGGvoPbu8aC_ZJRMEJL_9MMM4c3WtlgyTO7QvUwmwMRcg1ShuY/s1600-h/101_1035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360772324202744450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_Rtuq6oRGxaFShOZk7Q3D4wS9b5DfhIocunLijAvDxZ1Kw710XXEaTy7etSNCuGwNHAI3g5ITqM7PZSBBQoh07q3SeGGvoPbu8aC_ZJRMEJL_9MMM4c3WtlgyTO7QvUwmwMRcg1ShuY/s400/101_1035.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Did I mention it is hot? </div><div>Very Hot!<br /><br />With no breeze.</div><div></div><div>With no shade.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOZFULVQ-Dq2n506hGWi52Z4FQGSWQw124U-jLH8LOppVm45dEUyny5szPZP24bgZUeHcaspMMkFVQcYzC1r_Y1FLs7CNZHPVUFhLu55-ng3Ow2_GbM_QyW7mp7N11DY6bbUuhizqTIE/s1600-h/101_1087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360772317411699218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOZFULVQ-Dq2n506hGWi52Z4FQGSWQw124U-jLH8LOppVm45dEUyny5szPZP24bgZUeHcaspMMkFVQcYzC1r_Y1FLs7CNZHPVUFhLu55-ng3Ow2_GbM_QyW7mp7N11DY6bbUuhizqTIE/s400/101_1087.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9ezsT7w1tvrKdTG_ruU99P10Pn8eNq8GHSIg_vovJrTObV5QdmEryzk6cnEXdPO3LUHKG8_bHWiSWeg82wo43OwKrqEdWF4wAnB2HGobwjY_wdr_fWdGT0kDLbIjXNV49fkQt_jmXhg/s1600-h/101_1089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360772310440729650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9ezsT7w1tvrKdTG_ruU99P10Pn8eNq8GHSIg_vovJrTObV5QdmEryzk6cnEXdPO3LUHKG8_bHWiSWeg82wo43OwKrqEdWF4wAnB2HGobwjY_wdr_fWdGT0kDLbIjXNV49fkQt_jmXhg/s400/101_1089.JPG" border="0" /></a> But I keep on working!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br />Doesn't look like much but it was hard work!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7-32w84_sQ3j-uza9bbZjCq9qupjq-O6te1KVHVOJU5qLQR4rEFUZU15iwDvxAkIQRfaoLnIYzgP3d6sfouvSiDlM4mzPdPbJv-0tr4VkdSBYww2fAXApHbtKx-7eYjBOxNO1cc6hkI/s1600-h/101_1130.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360770909686969362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7-32w84_sQ3j-uza9bbZjCq9qupjq-O6te1KVHVOJU5qLQR4rEFUZU15iwDvxAkIQRfaoLnIYzgP3d6sfouvSiDlM4mzPdPbJv-0tr4VkdSBYww2fAXApHbtKx-7eYjBOxNO1cc6hkI/s400/101_1130.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Saturday, July 18, 2009. </div><div>Over 90* again.</div><div>No breeze.</div><div>No shade.</div><div>This time I have a sledgehammer!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkHquwpAhkKy2Lu8YQrGwgoR-qWQYvcsZAywqlYqmZlJ_X3VVy7MvBg1wpL1w9lC_fQnS18TZaOeM7Es5VHeEpAz_4BaMLkNltuw9HPqwva3Q_tJ9GNxh2IJsQxITqU0OcIw0ykv9u6E/s1600-h/101_1140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360770907742240178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkHquwpAhkKy2Lu8YQrGwgoR-qWQYvcsZAywqlYqmZlJ_X3VVy7MvBg1wpL1w9lC_fQnS18TZaOeM7Es5VHeEpAz_4BaMLkNltuw9HPqwva3Q_tJ9GNxh2IJsQxITqU0OcIw0ykv9u6E/s400/101_1140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgljJMa_FfDtop97ekfLx583GSLn-6MrWtk0DodYYS-enaTbw_EaCBzNrd5NldA20GAJi5TjXY0BV0B3AQg4E_EYT_2mz5PN9lyMzZrJ5K_yBPS11W0uukuPRDS0RMpxAmQmGjMQkBKU/s1600-h/101_1147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360770895660210226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgljJMa_FfDtop97ekfLx583GSLn-6MrWtk0DodYYS-enaTbw_EaCBzNrd5NldA20GAJi5TjXY0BV0B3AQg4E_EYT_2mz5PN9lyMzZrJ5K_yBPS11W0uukuPRDS0RMpxAmQmGjMQkBKU/s400/101_1147.JPG" border="0" /></a> Which actually makes life easier because now I can make the chunks the right size.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDAFekfVffL5avMUac0fbpwrbHr_fvx_VH7-Twvkf26hyL5GG-OUZiupcMVgHXo917N05QMp2WhteSwD0c09fcEcvHRQ1kz8E9XPsUoLk8UIbMpzYhOVph2_jbdq69DtcrrllrbBE_3Y/s1600-h/101_1159.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360770889943696306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDAFekfVffL5avMUac0fbpwrbHr_fvx_VH7-Twvkf26hyL5GG-OUZiupcMVgHXo917N05QMp2WhteSwD0c09fcEcvHRQ1kz8E9XPsUoLk8UIbMpzYhOVph2_jbdq69DtcrrllrbBE_3Y/s400/101_1159.JPG" border="0" /></a> And it is kind of fun too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfVVjtANpWv3WBjd8xOOmMOkNnrg-KIZsdYgs8VpqPUiFM1BCzdR_g6w_XV8sv4qn24LJ67UgKzzif3naIJUHo1DpxhTJN4a9uIwxPbNlqmAaaWetIdyypZVpOGHT19-LzH_l3uhzdqY/s1600-h/101_1169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360769009418818482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfVVjtANpWv3WBjd8xOOmMOkNnrg-KIZsdYgs8VpqPUiFM1BCzdR_g6w_XV8sv4qn24LJ67UgKzzif3naIJUHo1DpxhTJN4a9uIwxPbNlqmAaaWetIdyypZVpOGHT19-LzH_l3uhzdqY/s400/101_1169.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />GRR!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRzIatAh-J0fLlAWQU7Njj_yBBFjRwd2XQFXOu1cy-4RBX7-QbWR9GpEROH2X8jNgHTaoZNzwrNV9G5pV209xO7eHxP-nFiP8C84mIBWsFL_WIo6BIkWGdEdXql4kgDFTRxzt6VBP1wc/s1600-h/101_1177.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360769000432411778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRzIatAh-J0fLlAWQU7Njj_yBBFjRwd2XQFXOu1cy-4RBX7-QbWR9GpEROH2X8jNgHTaoZNzwrNV9G5pV209xO7eHxP-nFiP8C84mIBWsFL_WIo6BIkWGdEdXql4kgDFTRxzt6VBP1wc/s400/101_1177.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Did I mention it is over 90* today?</div><div></div><div>With no breeze?</div><div></div><div>With no shade?</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXfPdljOkEBCmv07M-jLtfuwhJxkKYnMHZ80Hjn7NH9GDQXT7xLumbMAcX4qQp49XiL4oVKx0oB3r5NCN8xVC8NwYeWO8pnyqa8xCgHH97GygZr_zyMnpGZCItmU-S4XFs_HfhoqCOoE/s1600-h/101_1184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360760409312311202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXfPdljOkEBCmv07M-jLtfuwhJxkKYnMHZ80Hjn7NH9GDQXT7xLumbMAcX4qQp49XiL4oVKx0oB3r5NCN8xVC8NwYeWO8pnyqa8xCgHH97GygZr_zyMnpGZCItmU-S4XFs_HfhoqCOoE/s400/101_1184.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Who do you think I am imagining is in front of the sledgehammer?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>About 2 1/2 hours in.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpQSxJDDIx4oLtQ0raDZjZH4fMGfe6K5x3CCerAvLjehubA7cBED3a20Eg31ldhEtH1fqGpgtqFdUFsLVYe3KQIb6JtoimIBvi0nXgmzOXUoquzgYgNZAbVQ2UUEaL9V6hvAJMXWWmuU/s1600-h/101_1192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360760406501924434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpQSxJDDIx4oLtQ0raDZjZH4fMGfe6K5x3CCerAvLjehubA7cBED3a20Eg31ldhEtH1fqGpgtqFdUFsLVYe3KQIb6JtoimIBvi0nXgmzOXUoquzgYgNZAbVQ2UUEaL9V6hvAJMXWWmuU/s400/101_1192.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KaBJaew_iUkVMIzKEEqHCfSDL7Pg8PP3Sw4e4DDkneleKFxZUyMDd0siTTt4eWgrWmzGwdZD_6WOKBuhZiXnW4H07hMtilhAdtOJ9aKOfVpWmSq83FR2A2ugqEUnu9EuJnUJyB2OjZk/s1600-h/101_1224.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360760397637269090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KaBJaew_iUkVMIzKEEqHCfSDL7Pg8PP3Sw4e4DDkneleKFxZUyMDd0siTTt4eWgrWmzGwdZD_6WOKBuhZiXnW4H07hMtilhAdtOJ9aKOfVpWmSq83FR2A2ugqEUnu9EuJnUJyB2OjZk/s400/101_1224.JPG" border="0" /></a> The shirt went back on because chunks of concrete kept hitting my chest.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjASJl87_QvJLCoAKWFnQ0Ly5lrGwkVs1xXHLT1Y3fb_WNAn-_57gcdse_6XgWLLsfVc_iUQVk1IfAj3pmqZ_N6Nva7inYQtxRzAB4ceoQdWKoZ9NOLiy_3FoeQDGKRnI8lVf6s5ix0zk/s1600-h/101_1198.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360757920951832978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjASJl87_QvJLCoAKWFnQ0Ly5lrGwkVs1xXHLT1Y3fb_WNAn-_57gcdse_6XgWLLsfVc_iUQVk1IfAj3pmqZ_N6Nva7inYQtxRzAB4ceoQdWKoZ9NOLiy_3FoeQDGKRnI8lVf6s5ix0zk/s400/101_1198.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sledgehammer!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A_14Rarw8nF4CdsGmQgH7vcPqMz_agRw6w53gc4uUxKTUfw1kmK0tEuf7hgsyXZONh1XzbchnArFB-adIhOyqOQaMKgXNLXf7TsqElqHHS4yfeNYP34IPcdT_5KebOW91zbBJbwkuF0/s1600-h/101_1200.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360757917350122370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A_14Rarw8nF4CdsGmQgH7vcPqMz_agRw6w53gc4uUxKTUfw1kmK0tEuf7hgsyXZONh1XzbchnArFB-adIhOyqOQaMKgXNLXf7TsqElqHHS4yfeNYP34IPcdT_5KebOW91zbBJbwkuF0/s400/101_1200.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />YES!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0TmA3_MylDFwNvjrSeZ1tjzn27bAVyoq5Tzkl50yQIbNKCiT30RV-0bpILcnvayC7UQJc_0DXC_Qrcp21zZcE5k01x5xC15JR2raSjavxzQzaqxmjkFmL92i-JFsRpIUoBE7G0wE_Hk/s1600-h/101_1226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360757907975122354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0TmA3_MylDFwNvjrSeZ1tjzn27bAVyoq5Tzkl50yQIbNKCiT30RV-0bpILcnvayC7UQJc_0DXC_Qrcp21zZcE5k01x5xC15JR2raSjavxzQzaqxmjkFmL92i-JFsRpIUoBE7G0wE_Hk/s400/101_1226.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />End of day two. Mr. Mike said I have broken and stacked over a ton of concrete by myself in two afternoons. </div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Enough! For today anyways. Now Mr. Mike is going to use the loader and put it in the dump truck when he has a free afternoon.</div><div></div><div>Next step, My yard!<br /><br /><br />...</div><div><div><div><div>'</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Diary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827145366297142390.post-81395073278282666612009-07-01T14:49:00.000-07:002009-07-01T14:55:52.615-07:00Step1 3/4We have been on craigslist and calling everyone we know, but no rocks. Mom said if we have to buy them it will take us way out of budget (NONE) so, now what to do? The last time through craigslist, we saw an add for concrete chunks. Now that would work too. Mom remembered when we were at Miss Jodys' house there were giant slabs of concrete in the field. One call later, we were headed out to Miss Jody's place. Her husband told us he is doing a construction job where he can get us dump truck loads of concrete. Since he is in construction, he took a look at our plans and said that the concrete would work perfectly. Then he said that he could also bring us fill dirt to level the area that I am building the fire pit on. FREE!!! So, now we have the fill dirt and the Concrete coming this week and it is all FREE! That makes life easy.Diary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827145366297142390.post-78648665494569965192009-06-30T21:01:00.001-07:002009-06-30T21:26:17.187-07:00Step One and 1/2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFvuQn2U9LmHEwYoX8HdPvxmgmz7ob3ARC7CZ60UIjuBJPKgGLlBsWFg5x14bJdTAYK2-azx0uFjl6g0fNEjez1jSZCir-z53l4cPWsQ9XieDIX1CBEH745swF7C5Wrcdn2l82AoGSrY/s1600-h/107_0298%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353342476004338786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFvuQn2U9LmHEwYoX8HdPvxmgmz7ob3ARC7CZ60UIjuBJPKgGLlBsWFg5x14bJdTAYK2-azx0uFjl6g0fNEjez1jSZCir-z53l4cPWsQ9XieDIX1CBEH745swF7C5Wrcdn2l82AoGSrY/s400/107_0298%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It has been hard finding rocks this last week. I did go with my mom's friend to gather rocks on her familys property, but they were rather small and didn't fill the cargo space in the van. Mom said we can steal them from another area of the garden if we need to, but I am getting worried. I need to get started and since my budget for this project is almost nothing, we need to get the materials Free! </div>Diary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827145366297142390.post-10863842068556542092009-06-30T21:01:00.000-07:002009-06-30T21:02:10.785-07:00Step One and 1/2Diary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827145366297142390.post-88975112438977962332009-06-30T20:43:00.000-07:002009-06-30T21:00:37.001-07:00Step One<div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTOZJxfiuc7AnIeQceRVWuiFXlKNzr3OJDBzyoQQUqlIDu_X1ZBvmZRHm4a7Aq38-0Cbo5A5iGG_kvnyPyrxOFaUQBZ6VhSPxwMLepleEvOTjsJcZWULduC8phpnVUqPiewG-M4dLiA8/s1600-h/101_0353.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353333554121399746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTOZJxfiuc7AnIeQceRVWuiFXlKNzr3OJDBzyoQQUqlIDu_X1ZBvmZRHm4a7Aq38-0Cbo5A5iGG_kvnyPyrxOFaUQBZ6VhSPxwMLepleEvOTjsJcZWULduC8phpnVUqPiewG-M4dLiA8/s400/101_0353.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>You will notice that the date on this post is the same as the previous one. That is because my mother insists that I keep an online diary for my project and I am playing catch-up. We have made several trips to get rocks, My mother has lots of clients who own property, and they have said we can come out to their property to gather rocks. We have come up with a few van loads, but not nearly enough to do the job.</div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAK39Lzl3hHusWGD9i1BwLkETf8mRQ1kiwF9mlUXEM6OjIik2pWz6MUMH59yAOM2-KLzeYjqnJXRPspF-_ukxirnEx1_CO1x63jmaoYGshQwVC3Cljejgsfgw9izdgf-5a6GNOeUnXmeg/s1600-h/101_0361.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353334502552857890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAK39Lzl3hHusWGD9i1BwLkETf8mRQ1kiwF9mlUXEM6OjIik2pWz6MUMH59yAOM2-KLzeYjqnJXRPspF-_ukxirnEx1_CO1x63jmaoYGshQwVC3Cljejgsfgw9izdgf-5a6GNOeUnXmeg/s400/101_0361.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgld9PtBdJ0OejK2T4FrRBhpqwGxbjYzLTUD8bikM3oJS2WgHxRUzjHOr_PLoEtTDgXFjF2VyTWLqAN9e5uOYVo6OMSe7J2ceR-X3smBtS5MeWRXjI08iG9hfvTMLIiJBdOP8TQrtrvzr0/s1600-h/101_0362.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353334512493765842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgld9PtBdJ0OejK2T4FrRBhpqwGxbjYzLTUD8bikM3oJS2WgHxRUzjHOr_PLoEtTDgXFjF2VyTWLqAN9e5uOYVo6OMSe7J2ceR-X3smBtS5MeWRXjI08iG9hfvTMLIiJBdOP8TQrtrvzr0/s400/101_0362.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESoq7C1F7y3KOB-CyK3qg4HtP_iCSMtIKbYNc1NCvnclzVU3IVwhk307qyZjUbITfAW4LHUqznpmSzsGjpeNlQdiNkiV8VQAmPgmtuws2Wo00vM8lnH0U9D_Dqn7YuDaQgGNF3FgPJI8/s1600-h/101_0363.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353334511023264210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESoq7C1F7y3KOB-CyK3qg4HtP_iCSMtIKbYNc1NCvnclzVU3IVwhk307qyZjUbITfAW4LHUqznpmSzsGjpeNlQdiNkiV8VQAmPgmtuws2Wo00vM8lnH0U9D_Dqn7YuDaQgGNF3FgPJI8/s400/101_0363.JPG" border="0" /></a>I think that is because my mom keeps stealing my rocks to finish her side of the project. She said she is going to get her gardens all the way to where my project starts.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGPJhQLJPBo9gU1VbC3dvmzi_Qkl0Kr3M-IdF8veIVJiUVOVbxCM3q8IftavCgsoR8ZiKDXw-dJxdLHuJ1TVjwUGJR4aOTI3KnVqq5OgU8vzB3Zqp3bkscc5Sd-Y0fpWMjqQ3fPN6GjU/s1600-h/101_0364.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353336069362523282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGPJhQLJPBo9gU1VbC3dvmzi_Qkl0Kr3M-IdF8veIVJiUVOVbxCM3q8IftavCgsoR8ZiKDXw-dJxdLHuJ1TVjwUGJR4aOTI3KnVqq5OgU8vzB3Zqp3bkscc5Sd-Y0fpWMjqQ3fPN6GjU/s400/101_0364.JPG" border="0" /></a>Which should be right here! Your done now mom, leave my rocks alone!<br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Diary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827145366297142390.post-40603875913400732042009-06-30T20:16:00.000-07:002009-06-30T20:41:56.078-07:00From the Beginning:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTMEoZRrLiix_00nEgpGaDSx_BWmJ6pRvlrsoE0wVtaMcJm7hsREmk3CH_y1-JGu54LVzKY8oAPufZvnvBh6YxxZx8NaR1TOeFnCDAVYyQ6Dgvm7Sj44SrWLkXdlb8LXH2Hf0FfEp_bc/s1600-h/100_9949.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353326601677911522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTMEoZRrLiix_00nEgpGaDSx_BWmJ6pRvlrsoE0wVtaMcJm7hsREmk3CH_y1-JGu54LVzKY8oAPufZvnvBh6YxxZx8NaR1TOeFnCDAVYyQ6Dgvm7Sj44SrWLkXdlb8LXH2Hf0FfEp_bc/s400/100_9949.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEYbLxJOMHMN6Z5_Yt_97t-chMxdnYFFADnCTpTFUuJ9TWgm81koxM7fiDGWDR_vcZy3r4WPR6c5vOUDykdxG9U4shQWmvkuSRtjk_hln3bAyI4BS9u8QaBBcaptFOih-fjBrdP30_JM/s1600-h/100_9948.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353326591731042274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEYbLxJOMHMN6Z5_Yt_97t-chMxdnYFFADnCTpTFUuJ9TWgm81koxM7fiDGWDR_vcZy3r4WPR6c5vOUDykdxG9U4shQWmvkuSRtjk_hln3bAyI4BS9u8QaBBcaptFOih-fjBrdP30_JM/s400/100_9948.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>My name is Darian, I am a Senior At AHS, And will be spending the summer working on my senior project. My project is to build a fire-pit in our back yard. </div></div><br /><br /><br /><p>These are the concept pictures I have chosen. I like the built in seating. My mom likes the built in planters. We found this firepit in Smokey Point at American Stone.</p><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p>My mother is a gardener, and has been working her way around the back perimeter of the yard building a retaining wall with gardens, It is slow going for her because she gathers the rocks wherever she can get them from, and uses her own compost for the soil. </p><p></p><br /><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vecJHRjEHsgW3CyJShgxg1h1qX94Lz8jN_j3SyiPK-YQkGbT96CZ5FrD2Q7xLNRW8A8pmbPUtbuoTEKbUTGbi0ApQUgArFFuMFDsLk4CkDeKnIfq9cVP08Nf89MUtv1gU1d_N0hRDeA/s1600-h/101_0364.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353330281471915026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vecJHRjEHsgW3CyJShgxg1h1qX94Lz8jN_j3SyiPK-YQkGbT96CZ5FrD2Q7xLNRW8A8pmbPUtbuoTEKbUTGbi0ApQUgArFFuMFDsLk4CkDeKnIfq9cVP08Nf89MUtv1gU1d_N0hRDeA/s400/101_0364.JPG" border="0" /></a>Where the gardens end is where I begin.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now, we are off to find some rocks.<br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p>Diary of a *Rock* starhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488083508294763728noreply@blogger.com2