2009-05-06
Don't Fence Me In
Sorry Zaph the deed is done but in the end you'll be happy about it. Two sides of our backyard were already fenced so we decided to finish the job this year. Zaph is pretty good when he's off his leash but he is very social and loves to visit his friends. So if he hears Bill at the corner or Curtis (especially when he's playing street hockey or basketball) across the road at the corner, or Rob or Ellen across the road he's off to visit. Luckily the street doesn't have a lot of traffic and the locals watch for dogs and kids. With the backyard fenced I'll be able to garden and have Zaph loose to help me ..... maybe that's not the best idea as he likes to roll on the Periwinkle and dig to China in the vegetable garden.
Have you ever used a post hole digger? If you haven't you should as it's an experience you shouldn't miss out on, but make sure you pick ground with a fair number of rocks in it. We rented a "one man" post hole digger ---- I guess one guy could manage it but it's easier with two people.
Ed finishing up a hole by hand.
The post hole digger works wonderfully if the soil is sandy .... we had one spot that matched that description. Unfortunately, the remaining nine did not. The post hole digger does not dig through large maple tree roots or large stones. Too many potato size stones can cause the digger to jam and get stuck ..... took us about 15 minutes to get the digger out of the hole .... Ed talked to Terry at the local building supply company and Terry got the same digger stuck sufficiently that he spent two hours digging it out. It was hard work digging the holes with the "digger" but it would have been harder if we had to dig the holes by hand.
Can't resist taking pictures of my handsome boy .... he's a real ham and usually poses whenever he sees the camera.
One section of the new fence. The post on the left is tall as it's also going to be used as one end of the clothes line.
The other section of fence. Ed designed it so that the boards in the longer span on the left can be lifted out allowing riding mowers and other vehicles access to the back and front yards. There's also a gate so people can easily access the yard.
I took a break yesterday and had a cold drink while sitting in the courtyard. I'm really happy with this part of our back yard.
Have you ever used a post hole digger? If you haven't you should as it's an experience you shouldn't miss out on, but make sure you pick ground with a fair number of rocks in it. We rented a "one man" post hole digger ---- I guess one guy could manage it but it's easier with two people.
Ed finishing up a hole by hand.
The post hole digger works wonderfully if the soil is sandy .... we had one spot that matched that description. Unfortunately, the remaining nine did not. The post hole digger does not dig through large maple tree roots or large stones. Too many potato size stones can cause the digger to jam and get stuck ..... took us about 15 minutes to get the digger out of the hole .... Ed talked to Terry at the local building supply company and Terry got the same digger stuck sufficiently that he spent two hours digging it out. It was hard work digging the holes with the "digger" but it would have been harder if we had to dig the holes by hand.
Can't resist taking pictures of my handsome boy .... he's a real ham and usually poses whenever he sees the camera.
One section of the new fence. The post on the left is tall as it's also going to be used as one end of the clothes line.
The other section of fence. Ed designed it so that the boards in the longer span on the left can be lifted out allowing riding mowers and other vehicles access to the back and front yards. There's also a gate so people can easily access the yard.
I took a break yesterday and had a cold drink while sitting in the courtyard. I'm really happy with this part of our back yard.
# posted by The Agnew Family @ 7:41 AM 
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