Now that springtime is upon us I can’t help but play in the yard.  Yard work drives me.  Inside the house is ok, but my time is best spent in the yard.  In my backyard I have two cloths line poles that are likely original.  There is also a concrete path that follows the lines.  The layout is similar to most homes in the area.  Since I have a modern dryer in the house, there is no need for the line.  If I ever had to dry closes outside, I have string and a tree.  One pole is near the house and will be in the path of my future patio and the other is still a big freakin ugly pole sitting in the middle of my yard.

Over the weekend I spent about 6 hours digging.  I had to dig about 5-6 foot diameter hole around the pole.  Apparently folks dried their cloths in tornadoes back and the day and needed 2-3 feet of concrete for a 6 foot tall pole.  Bastards.  The poles were far to heavy for me to lift and the prospect of a hernia wasn’t exactly appealing.  I had to rock the poles back and forth until there was an air pocket underneath.  I filled the void with dirt and rolled the pole on top.  I did this until I was able to finally roll them out of the hole.  I filled the holes and reseeded.  I also used dirt from one to fill voids in my yard.  My other projects will be used to fill the holes closest to the house.  For now, watch your step.

BTW, thanks to Wendell for helping me spread the dirt.