This is the view west at the very back of the farm. This whole fence was filled with 30' cedar trees. Sorry, no before shots. The weather didn't cooperate and then when George showed up with the Komatsu I had to just go and get it done. After that we had to wait for drying weather so we could drill the wood posts into the ground. No warning, Don and George just showed up and we did it in two afternoons. Curt helped on the second day of post holes. By Sunday fields were drying and the Karwals' were back planting corn. Curt and I ran most of the wire on Sunday. Then Cherie and I worked on Monday to finish the wire and set steel and fiberglass posts.
You can see the dozer way in the background. I recomend clicking to enlarge the photo to bring into full view.
View north from just above the pond. You see where I ran the dozer to clear out the old fence.
Cherie Checking the wire height
Another wire set, onto the next post.
photo: CharliDavid driving steel fence posts. Over fifty steel and fiberglass posts on Monday. David was tired boy by Tuesday flight time. This photo has a kind of phallic nature I find disturbing.
photo: CharliPongo breathing hard
photo: CharliMaizie taking a break
photo: CharliCherie and David illustrating good "Team Work".
photo: Charli
photo: CharliHere I am trying to a making crazy look for Charli.
photo: CharliCherie and I loading up the Gator near the end of the day on Monday, 5/4/09
4 comments:
This project may be the beginning of a new routine for me. I spent this weekend doing garden work with Curt and cutting rubber hose to protect the corners where wires could cross. But David, the rubber is too thick to split open so I can get it round the wire. Can I simply wrap the wire with electrical tape in those places? I have plenty, given the 6-pack I purchased.
If weather holds, I'll be trekking out tomorrow morning to do that and replace old clips with the new ones. Right now, I'm taking a Mother's Day break while Curt and Charli hunt for mushrooms. Curt managed to locate a patch yesterday on a pasture run.
A garden update may follow if I find time. I used Charli for photography again.
Sure just wrap with electrical tape. There were only a couple of places where the wire may have needed it. In those spots the wire was a few inches from grounding on anything.
Don't forget to pull the old wire out of that old section over on the west side.
Be sure and offer help to Don when he makes the power run.
Damn, I missed Morel's by one week!!!
David
Morels were a big disappoint. They only found 4 total. We'll have to check again, but I'd be surprised if they find many more.
Great photos Charli, you have the eye! Keep using that camera.
-Tom-
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