More weekend dirt....the final goodbye...to an old...but very well built structure...

Should we keep the trees ? I am sure we will - they will be trimmed back now.

— we finally finished tearing out the old chicken coop and run. All the fencing went underground, cemented in, and packed with heavy rocks.

Those three elm/willow trees we planted years ago to shade the original chicken run? They’re not the strongest trees in the world (we planted them a little too close together), but they’ve grown into a wall of shade. Even in this 98° heat, that shady spot feels like gold.

Dirt, logs, gravel — just your average summer workout here on the farm! We’re building a better retaining area to keep the rain from washing everything away… whenever the rain decides to show up.