Animals on our Property!
Meet our neighbors! We set up a trail cam on one of the trees outside our RV, both for security and out of interest. These are some of the furry critters who have visited our homestead.
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Work and Play
Austin and Lee, Laura's dad, have joined us several times at the property. This is one of the huge piles of trees we've been de-limbing and cutting into logs. We purchased an ATV and cart for working around the property, mostly clearing trees. It's also been a lot of fun! Our first of two work days Lee and Austin have joined us for. We've taken advantage of the excavated area to set up target practice with our bows and arrows. Austin is on the left and his girlfriend, Jenna, is on the right.
Excavating and the Well
In May, 2022, the excavator showed up to dig out the area for the foundation. Unfortunately, we had to stop at a certain point to wait for our well to be drilled. After several months of waiting, we were finally able to get our well drilled. Our next door neighbors' wells are at 350 ft. and 500 ft. Our driller went 900 feet and didn't strike water. Ugh! We had to call in a fracking company to pump pressurized water into the well hole to see if we can get water from it. We're still waiting a couple more weeks to know for sure if we have water or not.
Putting in the Driveway and RV
In April 2022 we got our 230 ft. driveway put in. It was a pretty momentous occasion since, up until this point, we were only able to walk onto our property. Driving up the driveway felt like we were finally making progress on building. A few weeks later, the RV we purchased was delivered to the property. That gave us the ability to stay overnight and entire weekends, which we've done quite a bit over the summer.