a tale of tails, tenacity, and tedium, as told by me, usually barefoot and bellowing

Friday, July 24, 2015

Here It Was and Here It Is

Was
Is
 Was
was
Finally cleared!
A few trees went missing 
A farm always has a post pile.
No more fence. No more briers. 
There was stock wire, chicken wire and barbed wire.  The posts have been removed to use again. The wire had been sorted for reuse and I am declaring this short ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FEET of back-breaking, hand-ripping, stinging ant, horrible heat index work done. Hopefully now most of it can be mowed.  

The Rose of Sharon can see the sun.  Equally happy are the wild strawberries, Dad's Currant bushes, Day lilies. Mom's Irises and Granny's Lilac and the Bridal's Wreath.  I only disturbed two irises and they were transplanted.  We can see someone driving in!

Happy plants.  Happy me.

20 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Good morning, you have been working hard there. I am sure the plants are happy with the sun shining on them now. Happy Friday, have a great weekend!

Lowcarb team member said...

Hi Gail - I'm just catching up with my blog reading ... had a busy few days.

Well done, you have been working hard - but it is rewarding.

Have a lovely Friday and a Happy Weekend.

All the best Jan

LilliStJohn said...

That sure does look nice. What a big job clearing all of that mess away. Wow, I can feel the back breaking feeling. You oughta feel good with this final look, and you sure can see the road now. I am sure the plants in that area are happy. Have a wonderful day. Hugz to M n all.

Sandy Livesay said...

Gail,

You've worked really hard clearing/cleaning this area. Now you can see people coming and going on the property. Do the dogs alert you to when someone is coming in? Looks really good, can I borrow you?

Linda Kay said...

Yea, Gale...great job. I'm with you on clearing out the brush to let the good plants breathe. I'm sure you need to get a cup of coffee and sit in one of those chairs to enjoy looking at the fruits of your labor!

Lynne said...

Happy Day!
Isn't it wonderful to accomplish a task one has contemplated for weeks.
There are some who can't envision the hard work it is to clean, sort, split, prune, clear . . .
And in 100 degree temps . . . I'd say, Well Done Girl . . .
Very nice indeed!

Farm Girl said...

What a lot of hard, back backing work you have accomplished!!! It looks so nice and clean now. I bet every time you look out at it you feel so happy. I love your road.

The Furry Gnome said...

Sounds like that was a tough job!

MadSnapper said...

so what i am getting from this is no one can sneak in your driveway now, your flowers can grow and you have grass to mow and your are exhausted and DONE... it looks really good to me GOOD JOB WELL DONE

aspiritofsimplicity said...

Wow! That was a very big job!! It looks lovely.

Anonymous said...

Success! Nice work, my friend. ☺

Sketching with Dogs said...

It looks fantastic! I can only imagine how hard all that work must have been but wow, what a transformation.
Lynne x

Inger said...

Great work and a reminder of all the stuff I have to do around here.

Far Side of Fifty said...

Looking good Gail, that was lots of work:)

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Wow, what a difference! That took a ton of work I'm sure.

TexWisGirl said...

when you set your mind to something, you're stubborn until it is done. :)

Susan Kane said...

A massive amount of hard labor, that! How long did all that take? Did you draft any relatives?

Now, beauty can get its sun.

LindaG said...

You did an amazing job, Gail. God bless. ♥

21 Wits said...

The best kind of work ever! Great job girl!

Cynthia said...

What a lot of work, but I'm sure it seems worth it as it all looks lovely now.

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