I spent Saturday morning and afternoon doing a ton of yard work, pulling up trees and bushes, laying down a weed screen, top soil and then mulch. Tara and I are slowly turning our yard into something respectable, and it's one of those things that makes us proud to be home owners. For us, the hardest part has been playing the role of landscape architect. There are literally hundreds of plants and trees to choose from at our local nursery, and we're having difficulty figuring out which to get and where to place them. We've been looking at a few books and some magazines and also watching a lot of This Old House recorded on Tivo for inspiration. Hopefully by the end of Summer we'll be done! I'll post pics of the progress as soon as it stops raining.