Slab-o-licious!

We have a foundation!

Completed slab with snow and dog tracks. This is well after curing.
The slab came out good. Here's how it all came down:

Mud up and over

The pump truck guy Scott, on the right, is controlling the position of the mud tube. as Mark feeds concrete into the foundation and the other Scott assists.

Screeding begins -we had to call for an additional yard - one full truck - 8 yards - wasn't enough. We needed the proverbial whole 9 yards, which we finally got.

Mark floating out the foundation, finishing the slab.
And, finally, a movie - I don't know how much they're worth.

The mud-boom (yes, it says "Schwing") coming slowly back to the truck.

What a day that was - this was all actually Tuesday the 7th, over a week ago. Sorry for the delay - we've been curing.
TODAY the lumber for the addition arrived. In a few weeks, I could have something like a real home! Stay tuned...

My New Invention

Removing sagebrush from areas of the property is much easier with this device - pickax plus chain. The first link at one end of the chain is pounded onto the pointy end of the pick. By wrapping the chain around the small bushes I can "unscrew" them with much less effort than pulling or digging them out.
Sage is great stuff (aka wormwood), but it puts out aromatic oils that inhibit the growth of just about everything else. The exceptions: juniper and piñon don't seem to be affected.

I'm looking into getting some native grass seed. More landscaping pix coming soon!