Backyard Clean Out

We finally got around to cleaning up our backyard. It was a little crazy:

So Tuesday afternoon we got to WORK. Four hours later:

I am sure this will take a lot of maintenance since the plant that was covering most of the ground has a very nice root system. But we will cross that bridge later. The plan now is to find some mulch and maybe some pretty flowers to go around the tree. I like that we can actually enjoy the outdoor space (though not really for a while since it is H-O-T).