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| Olive Oyl and Eeyore contemplate change in the neighborhood. |
While Tira was shifting tassel from right to left in her commencement, my cell phone was lighting up this weekend with Dan sending progress reports in another. The plan was to get silt fence set over the weekend and off-load the trac hoe for a Monday start. By 9 am Sunday the silt fence was long set and the excavator was already moving dirt for drive (zoning requires parking for 2 cars minimum even though there are no roads), foundation/cistern, and septic. I'm not sure I've ever had a project that was ahead of schedule! I'm sure we will remedy the situation soon enough.
Digging seems decent- no surprises or unforeseen obstacles. Everything appears to be ready to fit where we hoped it would. Looks like we can even add a foot of depth to the cistern which is blessing. Dan is saving cuttings from Frangipani tree that had to go.
Trades are consistently from the ESE so the aerobic septic system will be below the south-facing cottage and to our west. Downhill because that's the way shit flows and downwind so we don't have to smell it. The aerobics system is highly functional (i.e. works like standard, not composting, toilet), requires less fresh water, and provides nutrient-rich irrigation for plants. Win-win for our location.
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| Clearing for drive/entrance to lot on the high side. |
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| Silt fence installed below and around excavation. |
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| Digging begins (St John to south). |
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| Last shot before finishing for the day, Sunday. Far right is area for aerobic septic system. |
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