Windy Knoll Problems
For weeks there has been a tree down across the pasture fence on the back side of the large pasture. For weeks different ones have promised to come “work it up” so the fence could be repaired. Finally this morning a man arrived for doing just that. Now there’s a big mud hole down by side the pole barn and would you believe he got stuck in that the very first thing? Poor John had (or did) to get the logging chain and get on the renter’s tractor to pull the man out. The very idea of a 89 year-old man having to do that. Needless to say, this writer is distraught — now not only did John pull the man out of the hole, but now he’s gone to the cutting site. Duh!!
The cows need to be up here as the grass is showing signs of greening up — they’ve been in the lower pasture all winter. I grew up on this farm and don’t like to see it neglected. In all my growing up years the farm had row crops, but now it’s all in pasture or hay fields– which means there’s lots of fences to be kept up. In 35 years a fence will rust out, you know.
Sure wish I had a picture to show you, but. . . . . Oh my, this is not the best of country living.
At least once every two or three weeks during calm weather I walk my fence lines or else I will find my goats have visited the neighbors. These high winds and heavy snows have caused more trees and limbs down and I’ve spent more time along the fence lines. So, I really can sympathize with you.
Thanks. It’s all country living.
I too, live on the farm where I grew up – even my mother grew up on this farm. We just recently got it registered as a Century Heritage Farm. When we first move back here, we were much younger and could keep the brush beat back. Now, time has come when we can no longer do that. I so hate to see the privet hedge take over. What a shame it was ever introduced in this area. Like kudzu, it is tenacious.