Digging deep

First the good news:  Not only is that ixora in the front yard green and full, it is now blooming!  What a relief.

The bad news is I discovered that a long-lost sprinkler head --buried under lots of grass -- was actuallyrunning underground, causing tunnels and flooding the area above ground.  I have spent 3 days digging in and around tree roots and finally found the sprinkler this morning.  Naturally, it was broken.  The piping is under a root.  My husband is trying to figure out what to do now.  In the meantime, we will not be able to run the sprinklers in that section and I will try to fill as much of the washed out spaces as possible with dirt. 

What fun is ahead!  :-(