We have a new view of Lake Washington these days!

The greenhouse remains, but most of the old tennis court has been chopped away by the excavator.

The excavator at work filling a huge dump truck with concrete - photographed from Lourdes Hall.

Then the excavator went on to its next job and three smaller machines - one to scoop up the dirt, one to push it into the right place, and one to tamp it down- went to work to reshape our landscape.

The three grading machines danced intricately around each other for days. After their work, the site of the pool has turned into a gentle slope and a level patio and foundation space has been created.