Hi Sweetie,
Had another very productive day! Up at 6:30, first job was to organize the posts into sections. I’ve created routes through different segments of the property that I’m hoping to cover tomorrow, so I wanted to get all of the posts in order for each segment. I’ve been doing that on paper, this morning I did it in reality. The exercise revealed an inconsistency or two, which I remedied, plus I moved them all over from the very tall grass that’s been growing in the septic field to a place the mowers don’t do anyway, so it got them out of their way. They were due today, and a lot of my weed-pulling strategy counted on them arriving today, but they never showed! Not good! I can’t mow tomorrow, so now I’ll have to do it Sunday and hope that there aren’t any ragweed ready to pop seeds. I pulled a bunch when I fed the horses in the evening, but probably not enough. Anyway, after breakfast, I decided that to make the day tomorrow more efficient, it would be a good idea to get as many posts out there as I could, and place them where I wanted them as much as possible, so I loaded up all of the western sections on the truck and headed out. I dropped off posts strategically so they were in the right place, and a few that would need to go further into the trails with the proper equipment, which I’m hoping we’ll get tomorrow. At one point, which I couldn’t believe, I got stuck, right on the road. I was trying to turn around, and I kept my back drive wheels well on the gravel grade, but at one point, my front wheels went down a few inches into a ditch, and next thing I knew, my back tires started spinning. Dang it! I tried everything to get out, but it was a no go. I was completely blocking the road, so I had to call old James, and once again, he didn’t answer me back on my text or my voicemail, he just showed up within minutes! He put his winch on my back hitch and managed the pull me, mostly sideways, enough to get me free. He’s my knight in shining armor, and I’m fast becoming his biggest PITA! Well, that what becomes of trying to do this job without the right equipment, I supposed. Anyway, I finished staging the posts, took a quick break, then decided I just had to try out my now working post hole digger and 3-point hitch, so I loaded up a couple of posts for intersections near camp and headed out. I got the tractor in place, put on my PTO and bam! I dug a 4+ foot hole about ten seconds! Incredible! Everything worked perfectly! I dropped the post in, tamped down the sand, and it was done in no time! I managed to put in five posts in practically no time. Just as I was wrapping up it started to rain, and it felt wonderful! I felt like a kid again, playing in the dirt, in the rain, fantastic! Got back to camp before 2:00, took a shower, then relaxed for the rest of the day. Finished off the last season of Supernatural, I’m really going to miss the boys, Sam and Dean Winchester! They’ve kept me entertained for some weeks now. The later seasons were a little slow, but still, fifteen years is a long time to be on the air, and they kept it interesting for the most part. Anyway, started a British law limited series, now I’m ready for another shower (which I need because I had to pull weeds since the mower never showed up today, which means I’ll be bush hogging on Sunday), then off to bed, nice and early, since it will be an early start tomorrow. Good night, my beloved! Love you!
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