Living Off the Land: Fence Posts Are In! New Gravel

It's been so stinkin' hot lately that work at the prop has slowed to a crawl. One project I've been putting off, due to the heat, was burning some of my brush piles.

I had a pile of bulldozed cedars by the camping area that has been bugging me all summer. Last Saturday, despite the 90 degree weather, I decided to burn it. That was probably a mistake since I just about gave myself a heat stroke, but it was worth it get the pile burned down a bit.

Here's a before shot. I was so tired after that I forgot to take an after shot.

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Even though it was so hot, I made a push to get all the fence posts in. I kept hoping the fence line would get less rocky as we approached the end.

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No such luck. It was basically solid limestone the rest of the way. The white power to left of the jack hammer is the rock I pulverized in the post hole.

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Eureka, the end! I finally made it to the end of the fence line. Now I just need to put up the slats and put some sealer on it and it will be done.

Once I've recovered financially and physically, I'll start on the other side of the gate in the upper right corner of the picture below.

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Here's another view of all the posts I put in. By the end I was averaging about 4 posts a night. Not too bad for one old guy, a manual post hole digger, and solid rock.

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My other project is preparing for getting a barn built. Step one was leveling the area. Step two is putting some gravel in while a big truck can still get back there.

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Here's the truck trying to make the corner. It's always such a happy day to see the gravel get put down. It makes everything look so much more civilized.