When we first started planning our new home site, I had dreams of using some of the top soil for raised garden beds in our new backyard. I figured “well…they’ve been farming it for years, there are a few rocks, but surely there is good dirt under there”.
As we saw the piles take shape, it became very apparent I would NOT be using that dirt for raised beds in my backyard. I found myself wishing I would have paid more attention in science class and to rock types. There were lots of rocks and pseudo-rocks that crumble or peel away when you grab them.
We spent part of this last weekend picking up rocks saving them back for landscaping. There were some really pretty red colored ones but when you’d pick them up they would just break to pieces. Yet others would hold tight. So we decided if the rocks survived a roll down the hill, they would get loaded in the back of the truck and put against the fence to save for later.
I also spent some time with Kerry and Don looking at some old barn wood that I may ask them to put in the new house. Hello Pinterest!
Is this a rock or is this clay? 
Rocks along the back fence 
The view towards the building site from what will eventually be the North edge of our backyard.