The Big Dig

Ponderings,

Last Monday, the Husbear and I rented this little beastie for the week.

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Which led to seven days of terraforming. Kind of.

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We had the driveway damage from the heavy rains this summer to correct. And attempt to put new barriers in place to help stop that from happening again. Hopefully.

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Something about the above picture made me think of this…

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You’re welcome.

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Yes. He even did this late at night.
Yes. He even did this late at night.

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The repaired driveway. We will be adding concrete strips in the coming weeks for traction. Then gravel and grass.
The repaired driveway. We will be adding concrete strips in the coming weeks for traction. Then gravel and grass.

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Both berms. Two new ponds. Eventually.
Both berms. Two new ponds. Eventually.

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The upper berm. Eventually there will be a nice big pond north of it.
The upper berm. Eventually there will be a nice big pond north of it.
The trench above the "barn".
The trench above the “barn”.
The trench east and above the house.
The trench east and above the house.
Working on the north trench and berm.
Working on the north trench and berm.
The trench to the north of the house.
The trench to the north of the house.
He's made that face all week.
He’s made that face all week.

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The Husbear and his handiwork. And yes, he pretty much always dresses like this when he's outside in the yard.
The Husbear and his handiwork. And yes, he pretty much always dresses like this when he’s outside in the yard.
The pheasant being... pheasantey.
The pheasant being… pheasantey.
We've started putting down grass seed and burlap to hold the berms in place.
We’ve started putting down grass seed and burlap to hold the berms in place.
And reinstalling the fencing to keep the poultry penned in to their area.
And reinstalling the fencing to keep the poultry penned in to their area.

Here’s a better visual, hopefully, of everything the Husbear worked on this week. It’s the “from space” view.

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Our five acres is outlined in red. What you can’t tell is that entire property is on the side of ridge. The property slopes at a fairly good angle from the lower right corner of the image to the upper left corner of the image.

The yellow lines are the trenches that the Husbear dug to channel future runoff. The light blue curves are the berms/dams that will eventually fill behind with rain runoff and become large ponds. (The green dashed lines are valleys that run down the ridge.) The purple areas are sections where land was leveled.

Here’s hoping this corrects the runoff issue we have been having.

Until next time...
Erik

16 thoughts on “The Big Dig”

  6. Husbear looks so happy. And what a huge task! I like the way he dresses, he can come do my yard work anytime 😉

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