It seems that today will be wall maintenance day for me and two fellows. The farm has several dry stone walls, and this winter has caused some damage, as have rambles that insist on sitting on our walls and often damage them. They also suffer from wind, rain and the elements. This morning we repaired two sections about 15 feet each, and noted two damaged gates, rust mostly so they will have to be removed and repaired or replaced.
on a day like today, it's enjoyable work, we are finally in warmer weather which makes the work very pleasant and the soil is relatively dry. I keep track of damages because it always occurs on farms, we had several trees fall on wire fences that will have to be cut and removed. One of our neighbours has a sawmill and is always looking for more trees, he also processes firewood. The one thing we do on the farm is process the branches, we use a tractor-powered chipper. A farm is in constant need of wood chips, and what we don't use we sell/give to other farmers in the area.
A fine day!
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