I guess the whole swimming pool thing will happen after all. I’ll spare you the drama of the past couple of days, and instead share progress and learnings as the excavation phase took place.
It’s pretty cool that this morning there was just a painted outline on the ground and now you can see where our little pool is going to be! And yes, it’s not Olympic sized. I just want to bop around.
It was lots of fun watching them building the very complex setup that will recirculate the water. Geez, there are a lot of pipes in there.
The one in front is a sewer pipe they wanted to be sure not to hit 
They had lots of PVC. 
Snakes 
Very artistic
They had to bend some of the pipes, and had a big propane flame that softened the plastic.
I was really interested in the hole they dug. You could see that the top layer was a lot of sand and fill that Lee and the builders put around the house. Next came very dark soil from when it was a pasture here. Some was very clayey.
The guy running the mini-excavator was really good. He was expert at digging circles and curves. As the actual pool part got deeper, I had another surprise. There’s a layer of very light soil about 4 feet down. I wonder what that is? Was the area a lake for a while?
No, I didn’t crawl down there and get some. But I’ll get some from the dirt pile later.
I can’t wait to find out what’s up with the soil! But, watching how quickly and efficiently the guys worked on the project. They also used these flexible boards to form the edges of the pool and hot tub. And they had an interesting measuring poke that beeped, I guess to get the dimensions perfect. Hmm.
I must say we all enjoyed watching the process. Vlassic just kept jumping from lap to lap all morning. It’s great that they started on a Saturday so we could all watch for a while.
Vlassic was enthralled. 
They wouldn’t let us out. 
I was annoyed but walked my circles anyway.
Wonder what I’ll see tomorrow?
The Hermits' Rest 
I think if there had been a pond, or tank there that the soil would be very dense and silty. The excavator may have reached the limestone layer. That would be very light and have a sediment feel to it. You might even find seabed fossils. I would be interested to know what you find. 😊
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Oh, for goodness sake, please forgive the double post on the hole in the ground. I hit the post comment button a second time when scrolling past the comment I’d sent. And may have hit it a third time when looking for a way to correct or delete. It’s been one of those days. 🙄🥴
Trisha
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It’s been pretty weird here, too.
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