End of the Rainy Season, Not Yet!

Two weeks ago we commenced the final project related to the renovation of Rancho La Luz, this being the landscaping surrounding the house.  We had decided to delay this project until we had a good probability of the rainy season being over so that all of the dirt moving and the re-grading of the yard.  As I have commented in earlier posts, we have a problem when it rains, as the water runs down from the pasture and right onto our front porch.  Also we wanted to establish some more typical rancho style gardens, including a cactus garden.

So two weeks ago we commenced the project and started to reshape the yard around the house.  The idea was to establish some burms that would channel the rain water away from the house and to create some interesting elevations to plant on.

We were making great progress and had started planning on where the driveway, walkways and the new garage were going to be placed.  This work requires a lot of raw materials and a talented crew to select, place and secure the rocks into the cobblestone type driveway and walking paths.

As you can see we have plenty of the raw materials,

and a very talented crew. 

However on Friday afternoon we started to hear thunder and by 3p it was raining hard.  Other than a short break in the rain between 6 and 8p, it rained steady until 2a.  When I got up on Saturday, it looked like I was back living in Minnesota as it seemed that we were in the land of 10,000 lakes.

Here it new driveway, just don't stop or you may not get moving again.

And this is the new garage, yes it now looks like a swimming pool which Snickers and Frida are enjoying but it will someday dry out and we will have a place to park our truck.

It rained again on Saturday, almost as hard as it did on Friday evening and as I sit here on Sunday, I am wondering when we will be able to recommence the project.  Clearly the project is on hold for a while, I can only hope that we get some sunny and windy days which will help to dry out the soil.  The good news is that I did not have to water all of the native plants that are part of our reforestation project, but the bad news is that the landscaping is on hold and every time the dogs go outside, they come back a muddy mess.