Navilyn discovered a wonderful new tool...a rake:


When I got one of the holes dug Navilyn thought she should ensure that it was deep enough:

With the hard work of planting the bushes done it was time to fly around the yard

before trying to escape

Additional photos can be found in the related set on Flickr.
Navilyn and I are happy with the job we had done, but then Joy arrived home from mountain biking. She points out that I have the dead-spot facing out. Sigh. And that I should have planted it two feet to the right. Double sigh. A little more playing in the dirt for me...