Patio day 3

I planned to go for a walk, but it didn't happen, and I planned to photograph the first bud opening on the dog rose in the hedgerow, but I left it too late and the hedge was in deep shadow; so in the end I have only my record photo of today's progress with the patio. The brickwork at the front forms the side of the wheelchair ramp, which then turns right onto the patio. I will probably make a little bed alongside it for bright flowers. The sycamore I failed to remove yesterday is clearly visible at the far corner: the root grows under the much larger stump of one of the overgrown shrubs P cut off last year, which is also going to be very hard to remove. However, now that I can stand in the space and imagine it paved and furnished, I'm very much looking forward to sitting there for lunch, coffee, reading, drawing with J and, I hope, occasional barbecues, something we used to enjoy in our former homes but have only attempted once here as there's been no suitable space.