So yesterday I was looking for a place to plant my peas. I walked around the back yard picking up hunks of concrete and the occasional screw. Then I saw some bricks sticking out of the ground so I figured that I would dig them out since I was out there. I pulled out one brick and there was another under that. So I pulled out another...and another, and another, and another. It was like there was a dip in the ground that they just filled with bricks. I continued to pull them out.
As I unearthed brick upon brick I started dreaming of an adorable brick walkway to the garden and I piled them up on the end of the concrete.
Then as I was pulling out a cinder block I saw something interesting. A brick wall.
And as I dug out yet more bricks I found a corner and then another corner. It was a 37 inch square bricked pit. They just filled it with bricks and dirt and left it.
I don't know how deep it is. I didn't want to dig it out too much without anything to cover it with in case Hyrum got as curious as I was about it. But I know it's at least two feet deep and it didn't look like I was going to reach the bottom any time soon. This house was built in 2002. It's not like it is a 50 year old house with all kinds of history and root cellars and wells and the like. So I guess my question to you would be...Any ideas?
And what do you think we should do with it regardless of what it is. I'm of a mind to at least empty it and fill it correctly if nothing else. What do you think? Anyone want to help me dig for buried bricks?
And just for the record I did do a sort of non-house post before I did this one! :)
As I unearthed brick upon brick I started dreaming of an adorable brick walkway to the garden and I piled them up on the end of the concrete.
Then as I was pulling out a cinder block I saw something interesting. A brick wall.
And as I dug out yet more bricks I found a corner and then another corner. It was a 37 inch square bricked pit. They just filled it with bricks and dirt and left it.
I don't know how deep it is. I didn't want to dig it out too much without anything to cover it with in case Hyrum got as curious as I was about it. But I know it's at least two feet deep and it didn't look like I was going to reach the bottom any time soon. This house was built in 2002. It's not like it is a 50 year old house with all kinds of history and root cellars and wells and the like. So I guess my question to you would be...Any ideas?And what do you think we should do with it regardless of what it is. I'm of a mind to at least empty it and fill it correctly if nothing else. What do you think? Anyone want to help me dig for buried bricks?
And just for the record I did do a sort of non-house post before I did this one! :)
4 comments:
Kendall and Melissa said...
That is so bizarre! We are getting ready to go out and dig in our yard. I wonder if we will find anything interesting like that. You could turn it into a cool little fire pit to roast marshmallows in. Or you could fill it with sand and make a little sandbox for Hyrum to play in. Or his own little spot for a garden to weed while Mom is working on her own. Good luck with it. Let us know what you do with it!
Nikki said...
could it be a filled in attempt at a firepit?
Nikki said...
maybe it's buried treasure... or a body... maybe that's why the former residence left without a trace. Maybe it's a tunnel to Mexico where illegal immigrants were entering the country. Hmmm... maybe you should call in the authorities to investigate further.
;)
Binne77 said...
maybe they were trying to build a fire pit?! That's the only reason I can think for doing something like that.