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Cleanup

There was some really ugly chicken wire used to keep pets in on the back wall of the carport.  This had also allowed a lot of branches, pine needles, and pine cones to build up behind the carport.  Since my plan is to enclose the carport, I'll need to cover this back area and reframe it.  Can't do that till after I close, but I need to clean up in order to do that, so I got back there, trimmed back the bushes to allow access, and removed all the waste.  Ended up about 4 Home Depot yard waste bags full.  Didn't get a before picture, but did get an after picture:

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