Driveway Work Commences

A man and tractor (more exactly, per Bruce, Caterpillar Compact Track Loader) arrived unexpectedly yesterday to begin laying the new gravel for our driveway.  Luckily Bruce was working from home that day -- if he hadn't, both man and tractor would have been at the foot of a long drive, staring at a locked gate.  As it was, the gate was open and Bruce was able to welcome both with open arms (so to speak).

Man and machine got to work immediately, grading the drive and reaming out the ditch that runs alongside it.  Bruce sent me this picture:

Today Bruce couldn't be here, but the driveway work continued.  All the old gravel and dirt was piled into a six-foot mountain by the compost heap.  Then several loads of new black gravel were hauled in and spread up top where the drive circles in front of the house and garage.  Tomorrow more gravel is coming and, after it's been graded and smoothed, a compacter will mash everything down.  By the end of Friday, the job should be finished.

It's not even all here yet and I'm freaking out -- it's a lot of gravel.  I'm at that point where everything looks so ripped apart and different that I'm worried that we made a mistake having this done.  Shh -- don't tell Bruce I said that!