Back Yard Changes

Winter 2010

Winter 2011

We are making some progress in the back yard!

We have a river that runs along the back of the property and we received notification that we must clear out over grown weeds and brush in anticipation of flooding next year.

This year the river raised quite a bit and they are expecting it to go higher next year.  We had spend this summer with a weed eater and you couldn't even see a dent!

So this year we hired a landscaping company to take care of it.  They brought the bobcat out today and they are clearing and burning weeds out at a much faster rate than the weed eater could ever do!

So differences between 2010 and 2011?  The silly satellite dish is down, the RV is moved to the South side of the house (now you can see the chicken coop and run area) and you can see the neighbors across the river.  Believe it or not this is a good thing:  If I can see them, they can see me and they will think twice about shooting our direction!  We had some problems with them shooting our direction this summer.  Hopefully this will stop that activity.

Once all the brush is cleaned out, the workers will haul in dirt and build a berm along the back near the river so the river won't flood into the yard.  It will also help when we irrigate in the summer!

It is good to see the before and after pictures!  It does show some progress!