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2nd Thirty Days - Day Thirty - Elizabeth looks out onto her yard

Elizabeth looks out onto her yard (completed drainage on the right), Durham, N.C. | Panasonic Lumix G1 and Olympus 17mm f/2.8 lens; exposed 1/160 sec. @ f/3.2, ISO 100.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth | Panasonic Lumix G1 and Olympus 17mm f/2.8 lens; exposed 1/50 sec. @ f/4, ISO 100.

Completed French drain

Completed French drain, with drain-pipe re-covered with landscape fabric and clay soil. Fescue grass seed will be laid this fall to fill in the (expansive) work area that destroyed the previous grass.

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2nd Thirty Days - Day Twenty-nine - Gravel!

Gravel in the drainage ditch, Durham, N.C. | Panasonic Lumix G1 and Olympus 17mm f/2.8 lens; exposed 1/4000 sec. @ f/2.8, ISO 100.

At long last, the French drain project that Elizabeth and I started last March is finally close to completion.  Together, we hauled one ton of gravel from her driveway, up the hill to the back yard, and then scooped it into the trench.  We’re both tired.

Another view of the French drain

Another view of the French drain (near completion)

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Gloves and Boots, Durham, N.C. | Panasonic Lumix G1 and Olympus 17mm f/2.8 lens; exposed 1/400 sec. @ f/8, ISO 100.

A year ago, Elizabeth and I set out to build a French drain in the back yard of her house to alleviate some drainage issues.  The problem is that the weather a year ago was that, in the process of digging the trench for the retaining wall and drain, we encountered an enormous tree stump that had been buried.  That, and wet weather, led us to abandon the project, leaving her with a swale in the mean-time.  This summer, we contemplated working again, but the heat and humidity were not ideal conditions.  The fall?  Sure, but I needed to be in Columbia, Mo. for graduate school.  Winter break?  Um, no.  So, that leaves now as the ideal time to work.

Tuesday was attempt number one at building the retaining wall.  Yesterday was the successful attempt.  Today?  Gravel, drain pipe, and more gravel.  Just one ton.  Literally… to be updated tomorrow.

Retaining wall

Completed retaining wall...a year late.

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2nd Thirty Days - Day Twenty-seven - One angry baby...

One angry baby, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, N.C. | Panasonic Lumix G1 and 45-200mm f/4-5.6 lens @ 189mm; exposed 1/80 sec. @ f/7.1, ISO 100.

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2nd Thirty Days - Day Twenty-six - Cobwebs in the garage, Durham, N.C.

2nd Thirty Days - Day Twenty-six - Cobwebs in the garage, Durham, N.C. | Panasonic Lumix G1 and 45-200mm f/4-5.6 lens @ 61mm; exposed 1/250 sec. @ f/8, ISO 100.

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2nd Thirty Days - Day Twenty-five - Weeping Higan Cherry Tree, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, N.C.

2nd Thirty Days - Day Twenty-five - Weeping Higan Cherry Tree, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, N.C. | Panasonic Lumix G1 and 45-200mm f/4-5.6 lens @ 200mm; exposed 1/200 sec. @ f/5.6, ISO 100.

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2nd Thirty Day - Day Twenty-four

Daybreak Yoshino Cherry tree, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, N.C. | Panasonic Lumix G1 and Olympus 17mm f/2.8 lens; exposed 1/40 sec. @ f/6.3, ISO 200.

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Catface stalks her next kill, Durham, N.C.

Catface stalks her next kill, Durham, N.C. | Panasonic Lumix G1 and Olympus 17mm f/2.8 lens; exposed 1/4000 sec. @ f/2.8, ISO 100.

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