and one more bump...

A cheater Copy Paste from my family blog

This is from last July when we moved into the house. The Backyard was CRAZY. CRAZY!!!
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Fast Forward to October and it was starting to get under control, but then the rain came, the cold came, and in general I had no desire to spend any time out there. I got a good chunk of the west yard done, but the northern strip was ignored because of the scary, scary blackberry bushes.
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Fast forward again to last weekend and I got that Northern strip finished. It took me probably 3 hours just for that 3 foot wide strip. I thought that rose bushes were hard to get out, but no- Blackberrys kick their stubborn heinies.
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I decided to power wash the concrete to get all the dirt off once I got that pile into the greenwaste garbage can. Its a patch of concrete that hasnt been cleaned in who knows how long. On the northern side of the house. In Oregon. Need I say more? (cough*moss*cough) I wish I would have taken better before pictures, but here are some half way through pictures. SO NASTY. I have to admit I find power washing oddly relaxing.
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Here is what it looks like now. We still have many, many hours ahead of us still, but at least now when I look out the kitchen window while doing dishes I don't cringe.
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Hopefully next weekend I can get back out there and finish power washing the siding (can you tell how high I could reach without a ladder?) and get the rest of the pulled weeds into the greenwaste garbage can. 
As much as I LOATH gardening, I do have to say I am quite pleased with the end result.
One Last Before and After for ultimate dramatic effect lol 
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Now we just have to wait until we can afford some fill dirt so we can plant grass and have a normal backyard….