Gwen had put fear in me with her tales of how difficult it has been in the past. There had been ground like concrete where the rented hole digger can only go down a foot or two without hitting earth that was just too darn hard, steep inclines on the property, hard climbs up and down and of course poison oak. Yesterday I prepped my boots with wax like the fire jumpers do (her son is one in Flagstaff) to protect the boots from the damp ground and we both headed out to the fields and hollows to mark the fence line. Today the rented auger was put to use and I must say HOORAY FOR THE RAIN earlier this week. Bruce was able to auger all the way down into the earth without us having to pour water in the holes to soften the dirt. And poison oak? I was in long pants, long sleeved shirt, gloves, high socks and I wasn't touching my skin for nothing. (My work clothes got stripped off by the washing machine and are lying there now.)
ATV - All Terrain Vehicles. I can't remember ever being on one. The Kahler's bought one for the farm after struggling so hard going up and down the steep inclines all over their 40 acres with various tools and supplies. It sure makes life much easier to have a motorized vehicle with a cart especially when you get down to the bottom of a hollow and realize that you have left the hammer at the top of the hill. So it was a DO NEW for me to be on the back of the ATV. After we got the main fence post holes dug we all took a break and I was given a property tour on the ATV. It got a little dicey. It is pretty rugged in parts so I hopped off a couple of times preferring to walk. I had a motorcycle flip on me in the desert in Salta, Argentina last year. I really didn't want the ATV to flip on top of me too.
Things went really smoothly and we broke for lunch at noon. While eating at the kitchen table Gwen jumped up and bolted out the door. She could see from the kitchen window that one of the horses had gotten itself into grave trouble. He must have tried to roll a bale of fencing with his hoof and got both of them seriously stuck in it. If Gwen had not seen it he would have broken a leg. Bruce had to cut him out of the wire fencing with wire cutters. Wire was also was jammed into the horseshoe. Never a dull moment. There's now a temporary electric fence around the bales of fencing to keep not so smart horses away.
OH OH - I have to cut this short. I am going to lose internet. I will get the photos up and fly......
Oh one more quick NEW LEARN - When male turkeys get excited and poof up some breed's faces turn blue. HE HE HE.
Enjoy.
Things went really smoothly and we broke for lunch at noon. While eating at the kitchen table Gwen jumped up and bolted out the door. She could see from the kitchen window that one of the horses had gotten itself into grave trouble. He must have tried to roll a bale of fencing with his hoof and got both of them seriously stuck in it. If Gwen had not seen it he would have broken a leg. Bruce had to cut him out of the wire fencing with wire cutters. Wire was also was jammed into the horseshoe. Never a dull moment. There's now a temporary electric fence around the bales of fencing to keep not so smart horses away.
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