Before After
I searched my archives for an image of what the area behind the barn looked like last fall when we arrived here. Do you remember when I discovered the eagle statue that had been hidden beneath brambles? That was right on the corner of the barn. Actually, it was the excavator who pointed out the eagle to me, when he was surveying the area for the project we had in mind.
The new access has turned out very much like we hoped and imagined. Success!
That pine tree in the “Before” image on the left is now back in our brush pile to be burned. We had thought about trying to save it and relocate it, but then the 18″ snowstorm we were smacked by on May 2nd tipped it over and broke the roots. That was the only “keeper” tree sacrificed for this project, and the storm made the decision for us. I cut out a bunch of sumac and trimmed up that butternut tree quite a bit. Of course, the different seasons make the images a less than exact comparison, but you get the gist of it here.
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Here is a shot from the day we were working on clearing the brush out in preparation for the arrival of the excavator:
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Very nice! You hard work really shows here.
Liz Shatek
September 20, 2013 at 9:27 am
I had actually forgotten, until seeing the ‘in process’ picture, all the effort we had put into that. In the short time since we did that cutting, it already feels “normal” to have it all cleared out, almost as if it was always this way. How quickly we adapt to our new environment!
johnwhays
September 20, 2013 at 10:57 am