We got .4 inch today and I had to laugh as the horses and pony came out and stood in the rain. The donkeys waited until the sun emerged this afternoon and came out to play.
It's very nice and cool, with a breeze, and I think all of us on November Hill are breathing sighs of relief to feel the cooler air.
As the leaves fall I'm thinking about the hollies that will be planted along the fence line to our right and to the rear. I'm so excited about having some visual privacy, especially to the right. No more dogs encroaching from that side, a more aesthetically-pleasing view.
Feeling a little sad - the for sale sign on the front of the hundred acre wood came down today and I guess that means the developers' deal went through. I am now pondering if we can buy two building lots directly behind us - it won't be quite the same but it would be something. Will see how things progress.
Meanwhile, six-foot fencing is going up at the rear of the farm and that, with the hollies to come, should give me peace of mind.
Right now it's as quiet as a church outside. Except for Baloo who just started barking!
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life and lessons on November Hill Farm
2 comments:
It will be nice to have some visual privacy. It makes a big difference. Hope you can make a deal for more property. A buffer between you and whatever they’ve got plans for will be a good thing.
There are still a couple of things that might slow them down. Protected woodpecker nests, for one. And a guy across the main road from us bought 40 acres to build one home and his builder told me the county has so many rules and regulations about building it is taking forever. May that be true 1000-fold for the building of 50 homes. On the other hand, OUR contractor said this is going to totally blow up our property value to the point we can sell and go anywhere we want in a few years - so I guess if it gets to be too much we can do that.
I hadn't thought of buying building lots until recently - seems like they would be both a buffer and a long-term investment, so that might be the easiest. And if we own lots in the development we will have a say about things and recourse if there are issues. (My sneaky mind at work, you see...)
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