in an earlier part of my life i put up or fixed fence to keep animals in. sheep, goats, pigs, chickens. this fence, like the previous one in port townsend, is to keep out deer, coyotes, rabbits, and skunks. and anything else that threatens the garden or the cat. or us. there will not be any animals leaning on it. no goats climbing it. no rams butting the posts. so the construction requirements are less rigorous. still, the posts have to be solidly planted and just unrolling field fence is a chore. there are 26 horizontal wires and good fence building does require at least one staple for every wire at corner or end posts. (am i whining?) it was good exercise, and is done. now we can start a real year round garden.
looking west from the southeast corner
looking north from the southeast corner
looking at the southeast corner from inside the fence
beds ready to plant. the sunflowers in the foreground are volunteers from seeds the birds scatter from a feeder just out of the picture.
Nice looking fence line. We have had fence work this week also for cows that got out of a line that got stretched. I want a tight one around the garden because I discovered why we aren't getting tomatoes-- raccoons are getting in and eating whatever they like. So I'd see the tomato almost ripe and then it'd disappear, likewise the eggplant. We haven't yet got it secured by we won't see anything ripening in the garden that they like until we do.
ReplyDeleteFirst, I'm glad to hear Roger is doing well with the chemo. Hoping for the best!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful looking hideaway you have and great to get help with the fence work.
Lastly, why do people continue to listen to these fruitcakes? ; (
Cheers 2 U both!
wow, you got the second raised bed built and filled since I've been there. Good on ya!
ReplyDeleteYou do have an impressive fence, and I'm glad you did not try to do yourself. Your hiring help is spreading the dough around to others, and saving your body from weeks of torment.
Next time I'm up I will expect to see cultivated ground. Dude.
Between you and me and the fence post, things are looking good. :) Sorry, had to do it.
ReplyDeleteNothing quite like a well made fence. Looks great.
ReplyDeleteI bet you're glad that's finished!!
ReplyDeleteI missed the chemo update post two days ago. Such a lovely photo on that post! Exquisite.
ReplyDeleteThat fence looks like it was a lot of work. I'm really impressed and so thankful that Roger had the strength and energy to work on it. I just read somewhere in the past few days something about how research has shown that the common prescription of "bed rest" is actually bad for you. Roger can be exhibit A for why being up and about and engaged is healthier.
It may seem a silly question, but how many gates are there in the fence? And how high is it? If I ever finally build in Hawley, I'll have to put in fencing to protect any garden I have. I'm reading about your fence with interest!
Looks great!!!! I'm going looking for a place away from the madding crowds.
ReplyDeleteThe best defense is a new fence.;>)
ReplyDeletethe fence is six feet high. that height seems to work for all the neighbors. work meaning keeps deer out. there are three gateways. a 3 foot, a four foot and an 8 foot with two four foot gates.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's an impressive project, seems like lots of hard labor. Around here we need a "Cone of Silence" to insulate ourselves from noisy neihgbors and raiding raccoons...
ReplyDeletegood fence! nice big garden space, too, and the gates for plenty of access.
ReplyDeleteour back fence, between our yard and a nature area, is the same kind of field fencing. we needed it to keep dogs in. ours is only 5 feet high, and sometimes deer used to jump it -- apparently our property was formerly a popular path down to the streets, where the deer of yore used to go munch front gardens. the deer who remembered that route are gone, and most current deer are deterred by the dogs anyway.
Do you hear crickets at night?
ReplyDeleteWhen I look at your photos, I can hear sounds from my memory. Especially vivid are those of September and October. The way it sounds to walk on the dry ground. The wind in the trees. Even the sounds of fences being built. Doors opening and closing. The different between the sounds inside and the sounds outside.
just checking in and looking around at all the accomplishments! great looking fence and beds. wishing we had a winter garden planned. we would be thrilled if our summer garden had even acted like a garden! it never produced. so far 2 eggplants, and a handful of peppers. lots of small green tomatoes - no red ones in sight, and 2 knobby cukes on the vine. squash blossoms only. we did have herbs. period. now we have buckets of apples. was far too cool a summer here for much of a garden.
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