More Pavers, More Pain

Rick and I started out with two different goals today.  I wanted to get the pavers put in to the front gate in the north side yard. He wanted to do all of that, and he also wanted to try to get the front portion completed, too.  We met my goal, but Old Sol and lack of energy prevented us from fulfilling Rick's wishes.

Sand marks the area (toward the top of the picture)
that we wanted to fill today.

The north side of the house is always in shade, and since the temperatures did not reach 80 today until noon, we had a comfortable work environment for today's task.  Cramped quarters made getting some of the pavers staged a difficult job, but we were able to get the pavers in place almost to the front gate before noon.

One hour into our work today, we made progress
by paving the area as we work toward the gate.

After lunch, we went back out to see how much more we could finish before the sun swallowed our shade at the front (west) side of the house.  Today was a "putzy" day in the fact that we had to make lots of cuts as we went along the north side slab.  Cutting around fence posts and gate posts also slowed our pace a bit.  (Thank God we did not put in round posts!  Cutting circles is not easy with a paver saw.)

Lots of little cuts slowed our progress a bit today.

We successfully got through the gate and into the front yard, but by then lifting one-too-many pavers really attacked my back, and we both were exhausted.  Tomorrow is another day, and I know that no one will do the work for us overnight, so we can start fresh in the morning.

For now, Rick's knees need to straighten out, and my back muscles are badly in need of ice.  The weather forecasts seem to be in our favor, so we'll start early tomorrow in the front yard which should be in the shade for the entire morning.