Summer time, summer time, sum sum summer time

Da dah!  Summer is here the pool is finally finished...well almost.  Contracter still has the concrete coating to finish and the pool tile edging to be installed BUT my work is DONE!  I never could have imagined how hard this was going to be on both my husband and I.  We were much younger fifteen years ago when the first Rutherford pool was installed.  LOL

So here are the before and after photo's...finally!

 The big dig in October

 My winter view

 Fence going in

The never ending sprinkler re-do =(

 First pool day with family =)

I planted the last flower this morning. The baby grass is filling in nicely.  Sorry the pool was covered, but we had a delightful wind storm going on!

 Before they tore up my side yard

 and then put in an UGLY mess of equipement

I was thrilled with the garden wall solution to hide the mess =]

I think I was crying when this was my spring vision =(  Definitely whining anyway at this point.

 Much better!

 In this little strip garden up against the wall, I removed two out of control climbing roses and replaced them with four clematis, one of which is in bloom now, two miniature roses, and for me a new hydrangea called "Twist and Shout"

Here is to the rest of my summer to relax and enjoy!  We have given ourselves a strick rule...no more projects till next spring!