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<\/a>Precious and kittens on April 9th<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Pam is holding 3 of the kittens<\/p><\/div>\n
Our major outside project, the privacy fence, is (mostly) completed. Included are 3 gates and 88 linear feet of fencing.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Front fence<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Back fence<\/p><\/div>\n
The back fence is being held up \u00a0with steel “T” posts. Putting these in was a major job, but we were able to borrow a pneumatic fence post driver. Here is a shot of Pam and me using the driver:<\/p>\n
<\/a>Pam and Jerry using pneumatic driver<\/p><\/div>\n
That thing is really heavy and we had quite the time lifting it to the top of the posts! \u00a0The install has 3 gates, one to the front yard, one to go behind the house for access to our grill, and the 3rd is hung on the original chain link gate that is the main entrance from the driveway. The cats are getting used to going under the 3rd gate to get in and out of the yard. While they were used to doing this with the chain link gate, the wooden one gave them a bit of a challenge which they have now overcome. I did have to cut a couple of the boards a little shorter to give them more clearance, though.<\/p>\n
The fence still needs to have sealer put on to help protect the wood. We will be doing this over the next few weeks. The back fence faces a chain link fence and was sealed before the installation. Here is a shot of Pam applying the sealer:<\/p>\n
<\/a>Pam applying sealer to a fence panel<\/p><\/div>\n
We are glad to have this project mostly done. It is nice to have the added privacy in the back yard. Next we need to work on cleaning and staining the decks.<\/p>\n
Last, but not least, is the Land Hunt. Current status: On hold. In my last post I wrote that the land owner, Jessie, is going to meet with a realtor to establish an asking price for his lot. We think that will happen this week. In the mean time, we drove over to walk the lot and get a feel for the views. We also looked at a couple other lots while in the area. The day was windy and hazy, but here are a couple shots of Jessie’s lot.<\/p>\n