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January 29, 2007

finding the boundaries

I met with a few fencing companies and got bids.  the proptery lines get real confusing since it's not a perfect rectangle.  I was afraid I might be working on or have plans for land that was not ours.  in the end I got a better idea of the boundaries and have asked the survey company to come back and mark the sides.  I'll run my own wire fence.
so I found that I needed to create a driveway to the smaller clearing.  it's amazing what one guy and a $99 chainsaw can do.  this was very dense and thick as what you see on both sides.
and I cleaned up several bags of trash.  the neighbor had used this clearing to burn the trash.  lots of semi-melted aluminum cans and glass.
and I've started to liberate some of the giant oaks.  it will be some real cedar slaughtering to free the ones at the back of the property.  this one is near the smaller clearing I've been cleaning.

January 04, 2007

what I see as the future

I'd like to see this in one of those clearings.

January 02, 2007

open and shut

we now have a gate.  yes, it's smaller than the openning.  but it does a great job of holding the no trespassing sign.
I finished clearing the drive to the back of the ranch.
gave it a test drive and it worked great.  you can see the truck has easily made it to the largest clearing.
rewarded all our effort with a snack break.