Business Concluded, and Now the Work Begins

Yesterday we made it out to the property to start cleaning it up a bit. The weeds weren't nearly as bad as I thought they were going to be, but they will still a worthy opponent! I started off by whacking at them with the new brush-cutter I purchased, and Mom and Dad pitched in by helping to haul off the cut brush behind me. (hey I didn't make them they just couldn't stand by and watch. They have 7.5 acres back in Missouri that they keep in great shape so their instincts kicked in and they jumped in to help, man am I glad they did or I'd probably still be out there!)

After we cleared the brush Dad began to treat the fence with water sealer while I went back to drive fence posts into the ground near the survey markers. I painted them a bright fluorescent orange, below the reflective white top tip to make them easier to spot when we come back down. Once that was done I joined Dad to finish treating the fence. We started around 8AM and took a couple of short breaks for water, but finally wrapped things up around 4PM.

I thought I'd share a few before and after shots so you can see the difference we were able to make.

Before - you couldn't even see my Dad

After - Not only can you see him, but hey look there's a driveway!

Just another shot to show the nice view of the fence. Good job huh?

When we finally decided to stop for lunch we went over to Cedar Key to Tony's for some chowder and a fried oyster sandwich. Here's the chowder, oops (sorry) it was so good I couldn't get a picture of it fast enough! ;-)

After we ate we walked across the bridge and watched the sun set. It was hard work, but look at the payoff!

I'm glad Mom and Dad were here to share this with me, and I certainly wouldn't have been able to complete the work that was necessary, in one day, without them!