it's not nice to fool with mother nature . . .

have we established that i am not the best housekeeper?  if you've known me more than a week, it's a given.  one of my biggest problems has been the pool deck.  mother nature and i fight all the time.

i have this black thumb . . .  very black thumb . . . which means not only can i not grow anything, i get an A+ in killing whatever was there.  that includes but is not limited to the lawn surrounding the pool deck.

so, if it is dry out, the wind pushes the dirt onto the pool deck.  if it is wet out, the mud splashes onto the deck.  either way, there is a big pile of brown yuck on my deck.  i told mother nature i conceded.

but really, i hired a crew to dig a trench and lay river rock and weed matting held in place by garden timbers.  take THAT mother nature.

and mother nature said, no, jeanne, you take THAT and it started pouring. 

more pictures tomorrow if the sun ever comes out again.