There are so many projects going on right now and even more that need to be done. This life style is definitely not for the lazy. Even with a solid daily effort, there always seems to be three more things that need to be done on top of the handful of things we want to do.
One of
the things we’re (I really mean Tony – I’m just around on this one for ideas
and support) working on is the clearing of the defensible space {click here}
around our house which works its way into the pond area {click here} and the
new driveway / extra parking area.
The
defensible space and pond area are pretty high on our priority list. We had a very dry winter compared to previous
years and the rainfall for this year is already way down. We’re thinking the fire danger for this year
is going to be fairly high and start earlier than usual. In this case, we would rather be safe than
sorry.
While
Tony has been clearing the defensible space and pond area, we’ve been talking
about reworking the driveway. We’ve been
talking about this for several years now and we think we have finally decided
on the general area. This project is
going to be a major undertaking. There
will be a lot of dirt to be moved and a lot of base and top rock to be purchased. {More posts on the driveway to come.}
In the
meantime, this area needs to be cleared.
Large trees that are within falling distance of the house are being cut
down, limbed, and placed into a “staging area” just to get them out of the
way. The underbrush needs to be cleared
out and burned along with the stumps and limbs from the trees. This is the phase that we are currently
in.
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When
all the clearing is done, then the dirt work will begin to make everything look
pretty again.
