The Great Wall of Soledad....

Well, that's what we jokingly refer to it as! For years we've looked out at our dirt pile....uh, I mean yard ;) .... and tried to figure out what to do with the space. We've always agreed on a retaining wall. After six years of deliberation, we finally picked a material:




It's called California Gold decomposed granite. Love it! Here's what we're hoping that the wall will look like when it is done:



So here's what our dirt pile looked like to start with:



And here's what it looks like right now....





We had dirt, tumbleweeds and a fabulous concrete patio... soon, we will have dirt, tumbleweeds, a fabulous concrete patio and an awesome rock wall! At this point, I think we'll be lucky to see it done this year... that's what I am hoping for anyway! :)