update on the side yard

I'm making serious progress on the side yard project.  Not long ago it looked like this.

And now it looks like this!

I have Tom to thank for the latest flurry of activity.  It took me forever to try to shovel out the first third of dirt to make it level; those buckets were heavy!  He finished the rest in about 10 minutes.

I already have the weed-mat and the pebbles.  Next step is to buy some step-stones, then lay them all down and we're done!