Saturday, September 27, 2003
Fencing
We have removed various trees and plants and begun the great fencing project. With lots of help from Eddie next door. 8 out of 12 panels (each 8'x6') are now installed and secure. In addition Eddie and I ran parallel 2x4 in 10' lengths along the old split rail fence ready for 6" paling to be attached. Eddie and Dolly have decided not to fence in their yard yet - so we are alone in having a solid wood fence between us and the third neighbor.
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Shed is in and painted.
Well the shed arrived on time and was very professionally installed. It is far more robust than I expected. In fact it is probably better built than the house. Beth has painted it a very nice shade of grey. We have begun to load it up with the gardening equipment and tools.
Sunday, September 21, 2003
Shed and Garden Latest
We were missed by the Hurricane. I just got a bit cloudy and a bit breezy. We didn't even get any rain. In fact we have not had any rain for over two weeks. Which is the driest spell since about February. This has been a very unusual summer (so I am told - as I do not know what usual is yet).
We finished ground leveling for the shed last weekend - it will be delivered and installed tomorrow. It is 10x12ft. and will be very pretty when Beth has painted it. We also took down a small length of fencing in preparation for the upcoming "Fencing with Dolly and Eddie" days. We and our neighbors are going to replace the fence between us and a 3rd neighbor - who may not like the result but there you go.......other tasks over the next week or so include preparing the ground for the trees we ordered.
We have had 5 trees (they were dead or dying) cut down and shredded. I was at work but Beth tells me the machine that shreds tree trunks was quite impressive. We now have three very large piles of mulch to spread around the garden to keep the crickets and bugs happy and the weeds at bay.
Talking of bugs - the recent wildlife sightings include the largest spider I have ever seen outside a zoo, a praying mantis, yet another wasps nest, a whole variety of crickets and grass hoppers (some of which fly locust like), On the vertebrate front we can add three different types of lizard and several small snakes - either a tiny breed of worm snake, or the young of something entirely more worrying.
We finished ground leveling for the shed last weekend - it will be delivered and installed tomorrow. It is 10x12ft. and will be very pretty when Beth has painted it. We also took down a small length of fencing in preparation for the upcoming "Fencing with Dolly and Eddie" days. We and our neighbors are going to replace the fence between us and a 3rd neighbor - who may not like the result but there you go.......other tasks over the next week or so include preparing the ground for the trees we ordered.
We have had 5 trees (they were dead or dying) cut down and shredded. I was at work but Beth tells me the machine that shreds tree trunks was quite impressive. We now have three very large piles of mulch to spread around the garden to keep the crickets and bugs happy and the weeds at bay.
Talking of bugs - the recent wildlife sightings include the largest spider I have ever seen outside a zoo, a praying mantis, yet another wasps nest, a whole variety of crickets and grass hoppers (some of which fly locust like), On the vertebrate front we can add three different types of lizard and several small snakes - either a tiny breed of worm snake, or the young of something entirely more worrying.
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