{"id":487,"date":"2016-08-30T01:38:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T01:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/?p=487"},"modified":"2016-08-30T01:38:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T01:38:00","slug":"lesleys-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/30\/lesleys-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesley&#8217;s rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lesley has had in mind for some time to put some large limestone boulders around the northern side, where it slopes down. Gary and Geoff were sceptical but were persuaded by the result&#8211;gives the house site balance, will make a good rockery, and a lot cheaper than a retaining wall. This is why Gary and I just do what we&#8217;re told. . .Quite a scene, with tip truck and up-scale bobcat&#8211;first thing in the morning, in the rain. Here are some pics:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/house.geoffwells.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/30\\\/lesleys-rocks\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"840\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 835px; height: 415px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 557px; height: 419px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/30\/lesleys-rocks\/dsc01418\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"488\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01418.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472552753&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01418\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01418-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01418-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01418-553x415.jpg\" width=\"553\" height=\"415\" align=\"left\" title=\"DSC01418\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 278px; height: 419px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/30\/lesleys-rocks\/dsc01419\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"489\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01419.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472552772&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.75&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01419\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01419-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01419-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01419-274x206.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"206\" align=\"left\" title=\"DSC01419\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/30\/lesleys-rocks\/dsc01421\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"490\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01421.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472553080&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.75&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01421\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01421-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01421-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01421-274x205.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"205\" align=\"left\" title=\"DSC01421\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 835px; height: 206px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 279px; height: 210px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/30\/lesleys-rocks\/dsc01426\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"491\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01426.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472553346&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01426\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01426-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01426-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01426-275x206.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"206\" align=\"left\" title=\"DSC01426\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 278px; 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height: 210px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/30\/lesleys-rocks\/dsc01430\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"493\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01430.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472554214&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01430\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01430-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01430-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01430-274x206.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"206\" align=\"left\" title=\"DSC01430\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 835px; height: 623px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 835px; height: 627px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/30\/lesleys-rocks\/dsc01431\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"494\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01431.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472554301&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01431\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01431-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01431-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01431-831x623.jpg\" width=\"831\" height=\"623\" align=\"left\" title=\"DSC01431\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the bobcat was there Gary got him to dig a hole down from the tank, across the drive, where he and Lesley had apparently been plotting to put a pond&#8211;part of the overflow from the water system, but also for decorative purposes.\u00a0 The soil looks pretty nice down there, doesn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/house.geoffwells.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/30\\\/lesleys-rocks\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-square\" data-original-width=\"840\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/30\/lesleys-rocks\/dsc01432\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"496\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01432.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472554981&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01432\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01432-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01432-1024x768.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01432-415x415.jpg\" width=415 height=415 title=\"DSC01432\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/30\/lesleys-rocks\/dsc01434\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"497\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01434.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472555909&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.75&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01434\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01434-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01434-1024x768.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC01434-415x415.jpg\" width=415 height=415 title=\"DSC01434\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesley has had in mind for some time to put some large limestone boulders around the northern side, where it slopes down. Gary and Geoff were sceptical but were persuaded by the result&#8211;gives the house site balance, will make a good rockery, and a lot cheaper than a retaining wall. This is why Gary and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/30\/lesleys-rocks\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lesley&#8217;s rocks&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":498,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487\/revisions\/498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}