Pink sky at night...our view due west (towards the road)
These photos are from three other days we worked on the land in December and early January. Our last day out on the land was 1/4/09. Since we're having an "old fashioned" winter around here with consistent cold and snowy weather, the snow has taken over -- and we have to do all snowmobiling we can while the conditions permit! Wanted to share these photos...perhaps our last until spring!
This one is of Keith wrestling some vines out of our trees...
Steve and I joined in the fight...and as you can see, the vines nearly won!
Never underestimate the ingenuity of a German...especially George Krug! When he couldn't get the brush to burn as well as he hoped he brought out all the stops. His 'fire-building supplies' included some standards like kindling (dried all week in the basement) and newspaper...and some specialty items you don't normally find in use on a vacant lot in the middle of 80 acres like a fan! Yup! He wired up a small fan to a car battery so he could get enough air on his fire! Now that's determination! :) Our future neighbor, Chuck, also lent a hand to get the fire going. If you aren't handy enough to wire up a fan, a leaf blower will do in a pinch!
George is also known for his unique attention to detail. Along with "Bucky", our very own deer who guards the property when we aren't there, he brought us a sign to point the way to our future home. Nice touch!
There are so many neat things about our land. For one, a friend and former colleague, Rita Markel and her husband Lew live about 1 mile away! Another excellent feature is the undeveloped park we have just a few hundreds yards away. It's called Hunters Creek park and it's known by the locals as a great place for hiking, cross country skiing (although not for the faint of heart), mountain biking and just enjoying nature. On January 4th Rita and I ventured into the park to check it out. She and Lew have logged many miles in there but it was my first time in. This is a photo from the trail we hiked. It is BEAUTIFUL in the park - breathtaking even! I feel so fortunate to have something like this just steps from our home. I can't wait to check out more of it! You can find out more about our park and view a map at http://www.hunters-creek.org/.
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