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Scotch broom eradication help!

Ari and Gio are Scotch broom killers to the core!
Large wood placement in Rock Creek is visible center screen.
On the bank of Rock Creek
Scotch broom … are you kidding me?!
Bianca is hunting near a snag the woodpeckers seem to be enjoying.
Another tasty snag
The new farmhouse roof looks great!

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Creek trail and the 2018 seedlings progress

At first I couldn’t figure out where the base of the tree was …
Lo and behold, if you look closely, the tree with a faint blue mark is just a fragment of its former self.
This big tree fell into the creek, taking part of the forest road with it.

Visiting the pond, where Griffith Creek comes onto Shiver River through a large culvert.
The seedlings planted in 2018 are doing well.
Arrrgh! Scotch broom!
As always, the Swimmin’ Hole is beautiful.

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Work goes on!

Jessica and Julius flew down to help pick out flooring for the remaining first level floors.
Julius sought Bianca’s opinion.
Sandra and Rossana help with siding.
Gio puts up the siding and it looks great!

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Blowdown!

We suffered some blowdown from the December windstorms. Shane, one of our farm foresters will evaluate tomorrow. In the meantime, this is what Sid found after a brief look-see.

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Barn looks great!

Wow! No longer just a view of insulation, the barn is looking fantastic.
Bianca looks for predators in the late fall field.
Oregon in late fall causes Bill and Sid to dress accordingly.
Not much rain, so the creek is low.
Time to move some firewood closer to the house.
So pretty with the gold and green in contrast.
From left to right you can see the faint deer trail as they jump the fence from our neighbor’s place to ours in order to eat apples.
If you look hard you can see the apples.

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Fog and Wind

Driving to the farm up Henkle Way, the fog looms large.
Left over now dots the Shiver River fields.
Neither fog nor snow will stop the need to stack firewood.
The wind blew our new shed into the neighbor’s yard and broke part of the frame.
Sid and Gio got one bay of the barn cleared and organized. Indoor work! Yay!

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