To This......

Now, i know that it doesn't look much but this is part of the wall. It goes from two rows to three as the bank is slightly steeper further along so the wall had to be a bit taller. As walls go it isn't very fancy BUT it is my wall, my first wall and after sitting on it, standing on it and pushing against it it is still standing. That in my book means it is a success! ( it is also level!!!) All i have to do now is face it with the stone we recovered when we dug out the cave under the house. We have already back filled it with soil and compost and after leaving it for a week to settle and topping it up will begin to plant out some flowers.
It has been a busy week at "real" work, have finished cleaning off old wallpaper and washed down walls and ceilings and varnished the woodwork. Next week i learn how to put up wallpaper that should be fun shouldn't it?
The horses are back and have certainly expanded around the middle in the last two weeks with all the lush grass and dandelions that they have been eating. Stage one of the great horse project is being put into action at the start of June so that should prove interesting. It is a feasability study to see if what i want to do is 1. affordable 2. worth doing from enviromental points 3. will it earn any money or at least cover costs. I am hoping that all the answers are YES. I really want to do this.... perhaps i can fiddle the results?
On a slight down note, i saw the first couleuvre last week, that means the sun is bringing them out of hibernation. Hope they stay away from the garden area although i have a feeling we have a resident near the waterhole that the horses use which is only a few feet from the end of the garden!!! (couleuvre= snake!)