12-30-2012, 11:38 PM
(12-30-2012, 06:51 PM)Duchess Wrote:(12-29-2012, 11:35 PM)cladking Wrote: Now days I just take care of a few acres and most of my terraforming is accomplished by planting trees (especially redbuds) and rerouting a little rain water.
I always did a lot of my work with a shovel which is a very underrated tool. Of course you can do ten times as much work with your head than a shovel.
I love the outdoors & wide open spaces. Life wouldn't be worth living if I couldn't get outside.
Your property must look beautiful with all the red buds blooming, they are such a gracious tree. If you have pix post 'em up!
I've never minding wielding a shovel nor a post hole digger & usually find projects that involve either one to be fun.
Post hole diggers are cool but I rarely get a chance to use one.
My dad set everything up on the property and I helped him build the house. He rarely solicited or used my advice but he had it looking great anyway. I's just standing on the shoulders of a giant really. I had a lot to start with. I took out all the big trees near the house and put in redbuds and ornamentals. It's a little warmer in the summer this way but there's air conditioning now and it's safer in storms. I think it's pretty nice.
The river I made when I was younger is even on the new maps now. They added nearly a mile of the route to the maps though much of that is a lake.
I used to almost live outdoors. Even vacations were were running around hitting coin shows and camping. My job was mostly outdoors.