It has been almost a year since we bought our home here in Salem Oregon. It is the first time that we have owned any amount of property and it has been interesting!
Bryan sold his truck and bought a tractor! Wow, has that already come in handy big time around here! He spent last weekend mowing down the weeds which makes a huge difference!
We had a crew of workers here this week taking down 3 big fir trees that were in the front yard. One was very close to the house and the other two were down by the barn. The good news is, we got a good deal, we have firewood for next winter (after we cut it all up) and they chipped all the branches into a huge pile of mulch that we can't wait to spread around! It also lets much more light into the front of the house which I love! We hope to plant trees that don't get so big.
When the guys were here working on the trees we paid them to finish the day by climbing into a few of the trees into the back and cleaning them up. They did that but left the branches for us to take care of which we all worked on this past weekend. Wow, was that a project and boy did that tractor prove itself useful again! The boys would work for a while, then ask to climb the trees for a while which of course we couldn't resist. They did work hard and we love seeing them climb, play and explore this place. After all, they are the main reason we are here!
So, I feel good knowing that we have at least begun some of the project of working to clean up the outside. I am excited to see it come along! Let me say that "yard work" has a whole new meaning for us now too!
2 comments:
Yes, I can imagine that "yard work" would have a whole new meaning. Even "yard" would have a whole new meaning for me. Our yards here are miniature.
Such beautiful trees! Glad you'll get lots of firewood.
And I say go ahead and keep calling it the farm!
OK that tree is freakin' huge! And yes you qualify as a farm with a cat and a dog. Shoot we qualify as animal rescue with 2 cats and 2 birds. ;)
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