landscapers to the rescue!

ever notice how i don't post ANY pictures of our yard?

we have a really nice property, that at one point i'm sure was very beautiful.
it can technically boast a swimming pool and tennis courts, but they are in such disrepair right now that it's best not to speak of them.
the property was very overgrown when we moved in, after years and years of neglect.
it really is a hard yard to keep up with, and we've been having a hard time getting our hands around it.

the winter did not treat our yard too kindly... all of the crazy snow and windstorms knocked down dozens of branches and trees and left our already injured yard looking like major ish.

billy and i have been trying to get out there a little bit every weekend, but there's not much that i can do with little finnster to tend to, and there's so much to do out there that billy can't put much of a dent in it on his own.

luckily, today we had some fabulous landscapers rescue us!

.... landscapers?
okay let's be honest, we can't really afford landscapers.
but billy's parents are the next best thing!
they surprised us today in their gardening gear complete with pickup truck and heavy machinery!
and thank goodness! cuz we really needed some major help.

billy and his dad (and tuck) worked out front clearing out overgrown stuff with the gravely.  the gravely is a crazy piece of machinery that basically magically makes overgrowth disappear.

while they were doing that, mumpeg and i (and finn) worked in the side yard clearing and burning.

 

ok honestly, mumpeg did all of the work in the side yard.  finn and i were pretty useless.  

especially finn:

there is still SO MUCH to do out there.  but it was so nice to have eager help, and they really did put a big dent in everything today.  it was encouraging to at least get it started!

billy also found this super phenomenal stop sign/amazing piece of hippie art in the yard.

pretty great, huh?

it also helped remind me that there are worse things than having a messy lawn.

and even though i don't have trimmed hedges and a white picket fence, i do have an amazing family. with a whole lotta elbow grease and a whole lotta love.
and our yard, much like our home, and ourselves, is a wonderful work in progress.