Planter Box: Croton

I got this beautiful Croton for the planter box today!

Solar System

The rails for the solar panels went up today:

I happened to be in town, so when I saw my sister stop to take a picture, I did a photo-bomb!

Driveway Asphalt

The asphalt was put on the driveway today.

Moving In, Solar Panel Delivery, Gross Well Water

I finally got my big truck full and made the trip to Maryland. The family came over and what took me weeks (months?) to pack and load was unloaded in a few hours! Finally, some furniture in the Living Room!

It's going to take me forever to unpack all of these boxes!

I was also there for the scary delivery of the solar panels. This pallet was bigger than the platform that went up and down. Steve had to come and help the driver. Once the wheels of the forklift were off the platform, they had to tug on the pallet to bring it forward. Then, it still had to be lowered while the pallet was overlapping the back of the truck, breaking that edge of pallet when the platform was lowered. Thousands of pounds. Scary stuff. I told the driver, "You break it, you buy it!"

And some grossness! My first night in the house, I was drinking some water I had gotten next door at my Mom's house. When I was done, I went (in the near-dark) to the kitchen sink, rinsed the mug, and set it on the counter. The next morning, this is what it looked like... Pretty gross. And it smells like rotten eggs. I've been running the water to try to clear it out.

Planter Box: Fiddle Leaf Fig

I got a beautiful Fiddle Leaf Fig for my planter box. This will be the plant closest to the wall:

Certificate Of Occupancy!

Here it is! The Certificate Of Occupancy! I can start moving in now!

More Yard Pictures

The North Rain Garden is coming in nicely. The pink flowers are Joe Pye Weed. The white is a Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea.

Rain garden to the left, hot tub on the right.

The posts aren't attached yet. The patio will also be screened.

The rain barrels are in place. They are daisy chained together. The empty area between the rain barrels and the heat pumps is where a standby generator will go -- when I can afford it... That's the back of the camper garage on the right.

I'm really not happy with part of the septic being above ground. I'll be landscaping to hide it.

The South Rain Garden is also coming in nicely. I love the huge blooms on the Summer Storm Swamp Rose Mallow.

I love how the front door area came out. I got a beautiful address plaque that will go on the front of the house. I'll post a pic after its in place.

This is the back of the camper garage. There's a water hydrant for the camper and garden. Mom's house is visible to the right. She only has to move next door!