{"id":16023,"date":"2016-07-07T17:14:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T17:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=16023"},"modified":"2016-07-07T17:14:52","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T17:14:52","slug":"work-begins-on-the-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=16023","title":{"rendered":"Work begins on the path"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first day was all about preparation. The wooden edges were removed and the edges of the garden cleared.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16064\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16064\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16064\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16064\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/destruction_comes_first.jpg\" alt=\"Destruction comes first\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/destruction_comes_first.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/destruction_comes_first-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/destruction_comes_first-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Destruction comes first<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16065\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16065\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16065\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16065\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/preparation.jpg\" alt=\"Preparartion\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/preparation.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/preparation-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/preparation-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Preparation<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There was a big tree root from next door&#8217;s tree under the path which was probably what had caused the concrete to crack. It needed to be taken out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16075\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16075\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16075\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16075\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16075\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tree_root_under_path.jpg\" alt=\"Tree root under the path\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tree_root_under_path.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tree_root_under_path-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tree_root_under_path-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree root under the path<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16077\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16077\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16077\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16077\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16077\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/after_the_tree_root_was_removed.jpg\" alt=\"After the tree root was removed\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/after_the_tree_root_was_removed.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/after_the_tree_root_was_removed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/after_the_tree_root_was_removed-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the tree root was removed<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16066\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16066\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16066\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16066\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16066\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/the_front_path.jpg\" alt=\"The front path\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/the_front_path.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/the_front_path-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/the_front_path-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The front path<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The concrete edge stones have been removed and some of the planting. The tatty red bricks have been removed from the top of the front wall ready for the grey engineering bricks. It looks neater already.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16067\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16067\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16067\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16067\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/the_wood_is_removed_and_the_paving_stones_are_delivered.jpg\" alt=\"The wood is removed and the paving stones have been delivered\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/the_wood_is_removed_and_the_paving_stones_are_delivered.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/the_wood_is_removed_and_the_paving_stones_are_delivered-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/the_wood_is_removed_and_the_paving_stones_are_delivered-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wood is removed and the paving stones have been delivered<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16068\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16068\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16068\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16068\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16068\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/the_bricks_are-moved.jpg\" alt=\"The bricks are moved\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/the_bricks_are-moved.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/the_bricks_are-moved-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/the_bricks_are-moved-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bricks are moved<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We asked for the bricks to be stored by the chicken run for now as we will find a use for them at a later date. The plant removed from the front path went into the chicken run for the girls.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16069\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16069\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16069\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16069\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16069\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/green_for_the_girls_peaches_and_barley_investigate.jpg\" alt=\"Peaches and barley investigate the green from the front path\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/green_for_the_girls_peaches_and_barley_investigate.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/green_for_the_girls_peaches_and_barley_investigate-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/green_for_the_girls_peaches_and_barley_investigate-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peaches and Barley investigate the green from the front path<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16070\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16070\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16070\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16070\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16070\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/toffee_and_emerald_inestigate.jpg\" alt=\"Toffee and Emerald investigate\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/toffee_and_emerald_inestigate.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/toffee_and_emerald_inestigate-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/toffee_and_emerald_inestigate-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toffee and Emerald investigate<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16071\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16071\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16071\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16071\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16071\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/broody_butterscotch_is-on_her-way_back_to_the_nest_box.jpg\" alt=\"Broody Butterscotch is on her way back to the nest box\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/broody_butterscotch_is-on_her-way_back_to_the_nest_box.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/broody_butterscotch_is-on_her-way_back_to_the_nest_box-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/broody_butterscotch_is-on_her-way_back_to_the_nest_box-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broody Butterscotch is on her way back to the nest box<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16072\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16072\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16072\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16072\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16072\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/and_speckles_is_trying_to_get_her_egg_laid.jpg\" alt=\"And Speckles is trying to get her egg laid\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/and_speckles_is_trying_to_get_her_egg_laid.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/and_speckles_is_trying_to_get_her_egg_laid-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/and_speckles_is_trying_to_get_her_egg_laid-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speckles is trying to get her egg laid<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Today was all about preparation and getting all the materials on site.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16081\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16081\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16081\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16081\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16081\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bricks_for_the_steps.jpg\" alt=\"The bricks for the steps\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bricks_for_the_steps.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bricks_for_the_steps-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bricks_for_the_steps-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bricks for the steps<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16082\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16082\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16082\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16082\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16082\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sand_on_the_patio.jpg\" alt=\"Sand on the patio\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sand_on_the_patio.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sand_on_the_patio-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sand_on_the_patio-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sand on the patio<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16084\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16084\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16084\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16084\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16084\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ready_for_tomorrow-.jpg\" alt=\"Ready for tomorrow\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ready_for_tomorrow-.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ready_for_tomorrow--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ready_for_tomorrow--768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready for tomorrow<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some concrete is laid ready for the brickwork tomorrow.\u00a0Tomorrow the work will begin on the path. We are excited and just can&#8217;t wait to see the path start to take shape. We think it will complete the look of the garden and will be really lovely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first day was all about preparation. The wooden edges were removed and the edges of the garden cleared. There was a big tree root from next door&#8217;s tree under the path which was probably what had caused the concrete &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=16023\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16023"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16023"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16091,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16023\/revisions\/16091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}