{"id":154,"date":"2021-10-12T11:25:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T18:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/?p=154"},"modified":"2021-10-12T11:38:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T18:38:25","slug":"backyard-work-commences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/2021\/10\/12\/backyard-work-commences\/","title":{"rendered":"Backyard work commences!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1971-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1971-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1971-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1971-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1971-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1971-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Mini Bobcats are too cool!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After thinking about it for years, we\u2019ve finally decided to start our backyard renovation! Part of the process was finding someone we trusted to do a great job. To that end we found Tracy\u2019s landscaping here in Tracy! She has put together a neat plan for the backyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1482.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1482-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1482-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1482-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1482-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1482.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Layout of plants for the yard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tracy\u2019s nursery had a terrific variety of plants and was able to put together a drawing we both liked. It\u2019s day 2 and Gabriel, who Tracy used for most of her projects, is here working<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1960-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"145\" class=\"wp-image-145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1960-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1960-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1960-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1960-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1960-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Rocks all gone<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/2021\/10\/12\/backyard-work-commences\/img_1968\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1968-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"160\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/2021\/10\/12\/backyard-work-commences\/img_1968\/\" class=\"wp-image-160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1968-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1968-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1968-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1968.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/2021\/10\/12\/backyard-work-commences\/img_1955\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1955-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"161\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/2021\/10\/12\/backyard-work-commences\/img_1955\/\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1955-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1955-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1955-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1955.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/2021\/10\/12\/backyard-work-commences\/img_1969\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1969-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"162\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1969.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/2021\/10\/12\/backyard-work-commences\/img_1969\/\" class=\"wp-image-162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1969-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1969-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1969-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_1969.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He started by removing all the rock from the existing beds and throwing it alongside the house in case we need it going forward. He also removed the remaining callow lilies we had in the back corner (the only plants we\u2019ve ever had in our barren gardens). We kept some shoots to give to Hazel, as she and Bob planted them originally about 10 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_2564-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_2564-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_2564-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_2564-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_2564-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_2564-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Bob and Hazel planting lilies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1957-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1957-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1957-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1957-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1957-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1957-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Lilies out and ready for new homes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriel also trimmed back our avocado tree and palms. They look much different now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/2021\/10\/12\/backyard-work-commences\/img_0994\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_0994-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"156\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/2021\/10\/12\/backyard-work-commences\/img_0994\/\" class=\"wp-image-156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_0994-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_0994-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_0994-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_0994.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1964-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"148\" class=\"wp-image-148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1964-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1964-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1964-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1964-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1964-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1964-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/2021\/10\/12\/backyard-work-commences\/img_0990\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_0990-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"157\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_0990.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/2021\/10\/12\/backyard-work-commences\/img_0990\/\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_0990-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_0990-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_0990-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/IMG_0990.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1954-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1954-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1954-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1954-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1954-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1954-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/img_1954-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re both really excited to finally get a decent backyard where we can entertain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After thinking about it for years, we\u2019ve finally decided to start our backyard renovation! Part of the process was finding someone we trusted to do a great job. To that end we found Tracy\u2019s landscaping here in Tracy! She has &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/2021\/10\/12\/backyard-work-commences\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions\/163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.aviate.org\/mikeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}