Looking downhill from the Ram-ada Inn, I noticed what a jungle the SE corner of our property has become.
Years ago we tried turning the horses in there, but they got scraped up by fallen branches. Later I tried turning the Shetland boys in there, but their fleeces collected nasty weed seeds – and they chomped on the seedling Douglas firs. Brian has probably used this untamed space the most, which isn't saying much; he had more fun building the treehouse (with his dad) and setting up a "campsite" than he did actually using either of them. If I had my druthers, I'd get a couple Nigerian dwarf goats to eat the weeds!
The birds don't mind the rain too much,
and the pastures and garden are being blessed.
Hopefully our cool-season grass will keep growing for while!
(Yes, Vienna is in tatters and needs to be sheared/rooed.)
Rick is working on a really special piece of wood, a huge burl of some kind. This should become a spectacular bowl!
That's it for now from . . .
2 comments:
Why don't you see if you can borrow or lease a pair a goats. They could clean it up in no time and then the other animals could probably keep it 'cut' down. Helen (I understand that some places do this on a regular basis for hillsides around freeways that are major pains to get at.
Lovely to see the green scene in your part of the world! That bowl is going to be absolutely stunning. Can't wait to see the finished item.
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