Progress in the back yard

Happy new year! There's been a lot of progress in the back yard. Luke just built a new staircase to replace the old rickety, rotted steps that were there before, and installed it the other day with the help of the great Mr. Jake. The pond has also been drained, and holes drilled in it so it hopefully won't fill up again. There's a planter box too, if you can see that on the top left, ready for veggies. There's a rudimentary second set of stone steps up to the planter box.


Here's the photo of the back yard from when the house was listed for sale, summer '11: