Mothers Day Weekend Fencing Extravaganza!

Now that the biblical waterfall is behind us, we can finally catch up on some much needed spring maintenance around the farm! In particular, fencing! Over the course of a year, we experience many broken boards...whether the result of horseplay or mother nature, fence repair just comes with the territory...and we have more fencing around here than Elvis had woman!

First, we have to walk all the fence lines, identify which boards are to be replaced, then pull them down and pile them up to burn later...


Then, we measure each opening, measure and cut new lumber, and place the new lumber along the fence line where they belong....

Finally, we tack up the new boards, and wah-lah, good as new!

Seems pretty simple, eh? Well, the complexity of the task is relative to the sum of the work to be done....in other words, there's a LOT of fencing to be replaced....like here...

and here...

and here...

and here...

and here...

starting to sink in yet?....and there's more....

But we got it all done....until the next brute decides to throw their weight around and bust another board....just hopefully not until we've recovered...give us another year or so....deal?

Happy Trails!

Leah