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Backyard Addition

 Ever since we planted our fruit trees and bushes we've been anxious to have a better way to access them than just climbing up the hill, so this week we had our original stone/landscaping company come back and add two additional sets of steps.
We were so excited to see this truck show up!
 Here's the first set of steps.
 A view of the first set from the bottom of the yard.
 We added a little stepping path from the patio over to the steps and the second tier of the hill where the trees are that we need access to.
 The boys are loving jumping along the path.

 Here is the second set of steps going in.
 This is the stepping path with the river rock all around it to give it more definition.
 Another view.
 And another.
 Here is the completed second set of steps.
 Here is the original set of steps on the side of the house leading up to the second set of steps up to the tier of fruit trees.  We we now be able to add a plum tree up there, as well as a second one in the area to the left of this photo.
 A view looking from the top of the patio looking down the yard.
 Just a quick view of the plants we put in last weekend down at the very bottom of the yard where the river rockbed ends.
I can't wait to get in and plant some more flowers now that the steps are in.  We plan to put a row of lavender between the two new sets of steps up top and a row of day lilies along the bottom as well as much more over time.

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