Here's the culprit...

Jason and I got busy once again scooping up rock. I'll be elated if we never have to do this again, but at least the rock is smaller and easier to pick up than the rock we shoveled last summer.

You can clearly see why we might have some water issues at this corner of our house in this picture...

And here's the rock...on the deck...

Hopefully in the next update the stumps from the shrubs and bushes will be gone...