Rain Delay

Since the beginning of May, when this project began, it's been Water World! Just yesterday, another torrential downpour filled up my latest excavating accomplishment. The footer was dug, level, and dry. Now we have a moat (we are not looking to adopt any alligators.)

Here's a picture that shows the juxtaposition of  modern plumbing and original Roman Aqueduct version.

Just for fun (fun for me, I don't know how fun this is for you) here's a picture of the original septic tank, circa 1950. Notice it's brick! Probably 15 feet deep and about 8-10 feet in diameter. I have long since filled it up with fill dirt, saving a few truck loads in the process.

This photo, although older, shows the most lovely version of the impact of runoff. My only regret is that a neighbor who was walking by said there were ducks swimming here, but I was not able to capture that moment.

Just wrapping up for sake of beating a dead horse, here's more from the beginning. There's still lots of dirt in this shot that has yet to be moved.