The backyard project continues

Another project I've been working on for the past year is a total backyard renovation. This is really a continuation of my earlier post: Holding It All In. Words of wisdom on a project that involves moving earth: you don't really have a grasp on how big the project is until you start shoveling dirt. The best way to get a concept of how big a project really is: go shovel 3 wheelbarrows full of dirt, and see how far along that puts you in your project. That'll shed some light on it.


This is about where I am right now:


I'm digging a stairwell into the earth, and planning on finishing them off with some sort of flat stone. Flagstone? Ledge stone? And the wall itself will be river rock.