Last before and after: the yard and garage.

Yard before:















this is what i wanted you to see ...

I ripped out that ring and raked out the dirt. it was ugly and would have interfered with the flow of the pathway i plan on building ... so it was removed. I plan on seeding it if and when the sun ever shines again. The grass in the back has filled in much nicer than i thought it would, but the front will probably need to be reseeded or soded this fall. there's a tree stump in there, too ... i am sure this is why the previous owner put this bed there ... he couldn't get the stump out. i'll probably just drill holes in it and dump a bunch of that tree stump decomposer stuff in there.


... and lastly, the garage ...

just like the house, i need to finish the trim on the garage. the door doesn't look as good up close as it does in the picture. it probably needs to be sanded, truth be told, then painted ... it's a really old, cheap door and should probably be replaced. also, the trim between the door and the white panels is a light brown color ... my attempt at adding a fifth color to the scheme of the house.







finally, shot of the garage from the alley ...

i would like to get adventurous on the doors, but 1) painting on metal sucks and 2) painting elaborate schemes vertically on metal sucks even more. we'll see.