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<\/a>The Box at Sanderling, June 5th.<\/p><\/div>\n
Note the overcast skies. There were\u00a0rain showers on and off both Friday and Saturday. Sunday was nicer but it started to get windy about the time we had to leave for home. \u00a0Evenings were brisk; although temperatures were above freezing at night, it was still necessary to run the furnace.<\/p>\n
As expected, it was a busy weekend. Friday was mostly set-up and walking around the lot. We were surprised; a major wind storm must have passed through and there were a lot of snapped-off branches and some aspen leaning at sharp angles. I had to cut the top off one of the”circle” aspen just to get The Box positioned at the top of the driveway. \u00a0Must have been a very powerful microburst, by the looks of the downed aspen it occurred while the trees were budded. \u00a0We lost large branches of many mature evergreens in this event.<\/p>\n
Saturday I headed to Lafayette, a town north of Denver. As part of our new master plan, I had decided to get a 275 gallon cistern to use to supply water to the trailer. This is a work-in-progress and will involve getting a trailer to haul the cistern into Fairplay to get filled. Here are a few photos of us unloading the cistern into temporary storage – our on-lot shed:<\/p>\n
<\/a>Cistern is a food-grade IBC tote.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Pam helping me unload the cistern<\/p><\/div>\n
Once a smaller utility trailer is acquired we will have the tank filled (Fairplay sells bulk water),\u00a0place the water tank\u00a0upslope of The Box, and use gravity to fill the in-trailer water tank. Stay tuned – more on this project in future posts.<\/p>\n
Pam brought flax and poppy plants along to plant\u00a0in the circle:<\/p>\n
<\/a>Pam planting her flax starts in the circle<\/p><\/div>\n
I tried out a new toy, a powered pruning saw that I had purchased at an auction and gotten running.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Jerry using new toy to cut dead branches. (Photo by Pam.)<\/p><\/div>\n
These saws can be purchased new for around $460.00; I have about $40.00 tied up in this one. It is a Maruyama ( pronounced “morey-ama”) multi-cutter and the product line includes\u00a0several attachments. I have the chainsaw-pruner head, which will come in handy for helping to clean up The Lot.<\/p>\n
Here is another shot at work with the pruner, also including\u00a0a pile of broken limbs from the windstorm:<\/p>\n