DRY STREAM
HERE IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE JOBS THAT REQUIRES  ARTISTIC
TALENT... AND A STRONG BACK.
WHAT WE ARE DOING IS CREATING A STREAM TO CHANNEL THE
RUN OFF WATER FROM THE ROOF CANALES AWAY FROM THE HOUSE,
AND CREATE SOME INTEREST IN THE LANDSCAPING.
THE IDEA HERE IS TO TRY TO CREATE THE LOOK OF A DRY STREAM BED FOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO. WHICH SEEM TO ALWAYS BE DRY ANYWAY, SO THAT SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD.

THE BEST WAY I HAVE FOUND IS TO MIX THE SIZE OF THE ROCKS IN THE WHEEL BARROW, AND JUST DUMP THEM ON THE GROUNG.
YOU MIGHT NEED TO MOVE A FEW AROUND AS RIGO IS DOING ABOVE,
BUT IF YOU SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON IT, YOU WILL CREATE A PATTERN.
EACH INSTALLER HAS HIS OWN IDEA ON HOW MOTHER NATURE
INTENDED A DRY STREAM TO LOOK. AND AS WE ALL KNOW...
YOU CAN'T FOOL MOTHER NATURE.

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