Sandy

Whole lotta sand under there.  And beneath that a weed stop fabric, doing mostly nothing. And under that, coarse gravel. That might have been put there by the Previous Owner, but I suspect it used to be a sort of driveway, since it lead to the coal chute. 

Yes, my back does hurt, but not as badly as after any random day in the OR, so... yeah. I laid cardboard under a layer of sand, and it's supposed to rain tonight and tomorrow. Sometime next week, I'll add compost. And then plant beets, parsley, lentils. I'm looking at Oryzopsis hymenoides, Indian Ricegrass, as a native well suited to this space. 

It already feels better back there.