Landscaping

 Alex and I finally got around to doing some major landscaping.  First, a few before pictures.  the one above is after we repainted the porch.  It's the most recent one I have before the work

 And just for fun, here's one from right when we bought the house.  Those are bags of dirt; guess they didn't know you have to take the dirt OUT of the bag

 Here it is at the end of today!

 and the view from further back. 

Finally we have some plants!  They are all pretty small right now but over the years will get bigger.  I am so happy with how it looks!  Our house finally has some pizazz