On the path...

The northern path I cut back in '07 had a nice rustic feel to it, but over the months the hillside above had begun migrating west and, having been denuded of weeds, was more susceptible to erosion. I had some old termitified timbers salvaged from replacing the footbridge last year, and with a coat of copper-green on one side & one edge, they'll lend themselves nicely to keeping the hillside from encroaching on the path.
Next we'll get some native drought-resistant foliage to dress up the slope. Note the missing Monterey Pine that I blogged about here.

October of 2007, looking north up the path:

and Oct.'07, looking south, down the path...

Today, July 6, 2009, looking south:

...and looking north, at Giddy...