We made this water feature and did the landscaping for an absolutely delightful couple, Steve and Mary.  Lots of laughs and plenty of respect, they were on it from the first and have since maintained this place wonderfully.  One of those “reasons I do this” kind of jobs, fun in the construction, in the design as it unfolded and then love and fun when completed.  They still owe me dinner, though! Wait, I think they served it and I missed it, lol.  Anyway, looks good, doesn’t it?

Here’s a great example of one of many options in terms of laying patterns of brick pavers. We were able to bend the “flow” in a sort of “running bond” pattern utilizing a break to the right and yet a different direction. The effect is a comfortable slow “S” curve which captures something along the lines of motion.

And, yes, this is the same house with the “Romanesque” Grotto and the formal entry. In fact, it is the same house which had the ‘Infinity Edge’ water feature as well. If you look to the far right in the picture, you can just barely make out the rear edge of the pond. These folks had a laundry list of items they wanted to implement, lol, and it was nice and long. We were there pretty much forever. And we did at least 5 neighbors homes that I can remember too. It was one of those neighborhoods that we “could not get away from”. Don’t worry, as a business, I loved that.

The picture taken here was absolutely immense. If you click the picture twice, you can see what I mean and get some pretty splendid details.

Bo and Sandy, if you guys read here, I hope you’re still enjoying it all as much as you were.

This is the view from above the stairs, walls and deck from the previous 2 posts.  It is Winter in this shot, and daytime, of course, so the grass is not its typical verdant green, nor are the lights of this casino town on as yet.  It is one wild, 270 degree view, however.  I think you can get the picture. Darn near breath-taking vistas all ’round.

A bit better look at the stairs from the May 30 post.  This was obviously taken during the construction process but I believe it gives insight into just how these can be constructed.  There was some leaching out of limes and salts in the cement and we treated it appropriately, scrubbing with a light acid mix, then sealing the blocks..