Saturday I used my garden wagon to move broken concrete from my first backyard into beyond my back-backyard via my dead end entrance.
A surprise is that the beyond the back-backyard our property extends out 36 feet and not 26 feet so we kinda have a third backyard, plus what I can annex from the dead-end.
We also went to a mason supply in Peekskill to get quotes on pavers and Flagstone. Flagstone wins to build out a 400 square foot patio in the first backyard.
The top soil layer that needs to be removed has a depth of 10 inches, and the amount of sand I will need to set the Flagstone is 9 cubic yards. This is not a small amount of material, and of course this top soil level lacks organic matter and is basically clay.
This top soil along with the broken concrete is turning out to be considerable amount of clean fill. So in my cultural heritage is building really huge fortifications like the Great Wall, and similarly I'm building out and establishing a bound-ER-ry.
I used a 30 gallon galvanized tub to restrain/constrain the Raspberry bush from taking over the entire neighborhood, and I also planted a blueberry bush, and a blueberry tree.
I have and other blueberry something, but I think it is neither a bush or tree, and I might just plant it along the fence of the back-backyard so the fence can be utilized as a trellis of sorts, otherwise it would grow to be ground cover.
In the front yard lawn are seedings from a Japanese Maple. A push lawn mower from "Friskars" was delivered today, but before I mow my lawn I want to rescue all these seedlings. I think it could be spectacular to set up a grove of Japanese Maples by the frog ghetto.
Sunday we went to Beacon to go to their Flea Market. "Maggie bought a Christian Dior scarf fro perhaps the 80's that was unused and with the original packaging for $5.00. She did a search on EBAY and a similar one with the packaging and unused had a BIN of $362.00. This is like one of those items from an episode of "The Antique Road Show."
I bought this clear glass vase that was recovered from some grand old hotel that is from the 1920's. What I liked about it was that it is mucho oversized and some might call it a "Monster Vase." because of its scale.
Maggie yelled at me, "Why are you buying that?" and I responded by saying so I can lend it to you to display the massive amount of Peonies that are growing in our back-backyard. Also because if I tried to find another one it would be likely impossible.
The price was $55.00, but the vendor dropped the price to $50.00 without me asking or bargaining.
Beacon has no shortage of Brooklynites or hipsters from Brooklyn. It seems lots of the small businesses migrated to the eastern part of Main Street by the Mill House.
The western part of Main Street closer to Metro North which use to be the most developed section seems to have gotten left behind. What a difference a year makes.
A tea shop relocated from Brooklyn was joined by many others. No vacant storefronts on the east end of Main Street anymore.
At the flea market I met Lisa a street photographer who recently fled Brooklyn due to Covid. We talked about for street shooting how perhaps the only game in town might be Newburgh just across the river. She approached me because I was shooting my Monochrom.
Then separately I was taking some shots on Main Street while Maggie was trying to get a Chai Latte with almond milk, evidently nut milks are not popular in Beacon, that I saw this rather tall hipster looking over me.
When I looked up he asked about my camera and then I learned that he was part of a film crew working on a feature film in Beacon. He was fro Paris France and was able to work due to a student visa. BTW he lives in Brooklyn.
Like I said, "No shortage of hipsters from Brooklyn."
So my odd looks, or my standing out, works in the suburbs also. So far I have not drawn out any crazies yet.
I love the drive on Route 9D, but I hate the slow drivers who constrict the flow and make traffic. Even worse are the drivers who tailgate.
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