Last year we decided to keep some of the Locust tree saplings. They always come up but usually we mow them down or the cattle use them for toothpicks.
They aren't a very well liked tree species. They're invasive, hard to kill and have big thorns all over them. On the plus side, they are fast growing and make good shade.
Lisa in the catch pen. The sheep wanted to be in there with her. She had food.
The AT&T guy called this morning to fix the phone. I told him I already fixed it because they were late. He offered to come out and put a professional patch in. Okay, his is a little better than mine but I think mine would have worked just fine.
We picked up a few sticks out of the cow pasture. Lisa had a load of grass clippings for the silt dam. We stacked the sticks on the burn pile.
While we had Speedy locked up we worked on the fence across the creek.
The flood eroded the dirt around the base of the post so we dumped two bags of concrete around it. Maybe some brilliant engineer will come up with a solution to this problem. It needs to be something that will give way in a flood but drop back into place after the water recedes. It can be supported by the existing posts but should be independent of the existing fencing so if something catches it it doesn't pull the whole fence down. It should be constructed at nearly no cost.
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They aren't a very well liked tree species. They're invasive, hard to kill and have big thorns all over them. On the plus side, they are fast growing and make good shade.
Lisa in the catch pen. The sheep wanted to be in there with her. She had food.
The AT&T guy called this morning to fix the phone. I told him I already fixed it because they were late. He offered to come out and put a professional patch in. Okay, his is a little better than mine but I think mine would have worked just fine.
We picked up a few sticks out of the cow pasture. Lisa had a load of grass clippings for the silt dam. We stacked the sticks on the burn pile.
While we had Speedy locked up we worked on the fence across the creek.
The flood eroded the dirt around the base of the post so we dumped two bags of concrete around it. Maybe some brilliant engineer will come up with a solution to this problem. It needs to be something that will give way in a flood but drop back into place after the water recedes. It can be supported by the existing posts but should be independent of the existing fencing so if something catches it it doesn't pull the whole fence down. It should be constructed at nearly no cost.
Paige in profile.
Bill, that sounds like a BIG challenge!
ReplyDeleteLOL, yes it does! Ok, honey, start thinking!
ReplyDeleteAre you looking to replace the gate or the post anchors? It wouldn't be that bad to create something with flotation that can rise up with the water and anchor some guides to the posts to keep it from getting out of line. Most of the time it will be sitting on rocks, but when the flood gets bad it would just float up.
ReplyDeleteThis idea might not be cheap if it has to withstand a cow leaning on it though, since you can't just use cheap dowels and some "wheels" made by a hole saw, the cow would crush that, you would have to get resin castors and real (probably metal) guide rails.
If you are looking to replace the post/anchor (looks like a couple of big rocks in the picture), that is a little more tricky.
I can look at it when I come out in July! I am sure we can come up with a repair,but is hard provide an approch without seeing it real time!
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