Erosion Blues
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Click on the photos to see larger images A simple check of the lower lawn after the big rains turns into an, "Oh, crap!" Jeannie and I had seeded this slope painstakingly by hand to prevent erosion. But to no avail. |
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So after waiting a couple of days for a break in the weather, we begin to dig. But with every shovel full of goo, the rest oozes slowly down the slope. Soon we realize that the entire contents of this slump must be removed before we can do a repair. |
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The view from our deck while we slave away in the muck. A week earlier, this field was completely dry. |
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Andy contemplates this gift from the Gooo Gods. Notice the giant dinosaur turd behind him on the 4 by 9 sheets of plywood. |
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We put one panel in place then back filled it but soon found that the weight of the mud just pushed the bottom of the panel out and into the lawn. So we had to dig it out again then anchor each panel with stakes that went down about 2 feet. Check out the pile of liquid dinosaur excrement behind Andy. |
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After 2 days of work we had built a wall and thrown the goey, muddy contents back behind it. |
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Notice all the braces. Even with this many braces, the blue boards are buldging like crazy from the weight. We've got our fingers crossed that this whole section doesn't collapse again and bring more of the hillside down onto the lawn. |