{"id":823,"date":"2017-07-22T00:08:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T00:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/?p=823"},"modified":"2017-07-22T00:16:44","modified_gmt":"2017-07-22T00:16:44","slug":"new-work-on-paving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/22\/new-work-on-paving\/","title":{"rendered":"New work on paving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the developing paving work&#8211;laid by Lesley, with me bringing in the pavers ie. the design and look of it is all down to her. I&#8217;m about to start work on building a landing for the limestone block steps, with the larger pavers&#8211;then the steps can be finished.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Lesley at work (in freezing weather, without gloves&#8211;don&#8217;t ask!):<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/house.geoffwells.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/22\\\/new-work-on-paving\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-square\" data-original-width=\"840\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/22\/new-work-on-paving\/dsc01578\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"826\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01578.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;1500464182&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=\"DSC01578\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01578-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01578-1024x768.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01578-415x415.jpg\" width=415 height=415 title=\"DSC01578\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/22\/new-work-on-paving\/dsc01577\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"825\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01577-e1500681548469.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3456,4608\" 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;1500464160&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;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;6&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01577\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01577-e1500681548469-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01577-e1500681548469-768x1024.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01577-e1500681548469-415x415.jpg\" width=415 height=415 title=\"DSC01577\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the recent results:<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/house.geoffwells.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/22\\\/new-work-on-paving\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-square\" data-original-width=\"840\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/22\/new-work-on-paving\/dsc01580\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"828\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01580-e1500681956664.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3456,4608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500719601&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;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;8&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01580\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01580-e1500681956664-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01580-e1500681956664-768x1024.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01580-e1500681956664-415x415.jpg\" width=415 height=415 title=\"DSC01580\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/22\/new-work-on-paving\/dsc01581\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"829\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01581.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500719727&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;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01581\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01581-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01581-1024x768.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01581-415x415.jpg\" width=415 height=415 title=\"DSC01581\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>There are two types of pavers, as you can see&#8211;the smaller ones were kindly donated by Gary, and larger ones shipped in from Mount Gambier&#8211;and brought right out to the block with a forklift by a very obliging driver, probably over 2 kilometres down the track.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/house.geoffwells.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/22\\\/new-work-on-paving\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-square\" data-original-width=\"840\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/22\/new-work-on-paving\/dsc01579\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"827\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01579.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1500719581&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;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01579\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01579-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01579-1024x768.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01579-415x415.jpg\" width=415 height=415 title=\"DSC01579\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item\"><a border=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/22\/new-work-on-paving\/dsc01572-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"824\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01572.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-WX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1498842575&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;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC01572\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01572-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01572-1024x768.jpg\" style=\"margin: 2px\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01572-415x415.jpg\" width=415 height=415 title=\"DSC01572\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>There are also two garden boxes which have come in, mainly for herbs and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>You can also see various plants going in gradually&#8211;mainly native grasses, well-adapted to sandy soil and requiring little water.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-830\" src=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01582-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01582-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC01582-300x225.jpg 300w, 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I&#8217;m about to start work on building a landing for the limestone block steps, with the larger pavers&#8211;then the steps can be finished. Here is Lesley at work (in &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/22\/new-work-on-paving\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New work on paving&#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\/823"}],"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=823"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":835,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823\/revisions\/835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/house.geoffwells.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}