Sadly, those trees had to go

The excavators have gone and the earthen ramp has been removed

New View of the Site - Looking North towards the River

Unfortunately, the Angophora Costata which we had painstakingly designed the Garage around had to be removed; we knew this tree had self seeded in loose spoil from the driveway construction, however once we carefully excavated around its roots, we found it was barely hanging on to anything and was pushing two large boulders through the house, and if it didn't fall onto the worksite, it would inevitably fall through our new house over the next few years. So it had to be removed from a safety perspective, along with a couple of smaller trees that were just too close to the house, and would end up pressing against it as they grew. We will have to replant a large gum between the garage and the entrance when the construction is finished so it ends up looking like it was always there. Looking South (Paul Healy 190cm)

Also, adding salt to our wounds, when the Angophora was being removed, it damaged another limb on the Cheese Tree near the driveway, so that is now looking a bit retarded.

Anyway, the foundations are now complete, with the lower slab ready to be formed and poured over the next few weeks.

Mark Healy is even bigger than his brother

The Pool

The Old Boatshed is still handy for storage:

The possums probably think we've made a handy ramp for them.