Winter is right around the corner...
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| Mother Nature - lot's of bark, no bite the last two weeks. |
Typical early-winter weather in Central Virginia has teased us with temps in the high 60's and ice on the pond--all within less than 32 hours last week. Threatening skies like those pictured above have been the norm the last week-ten days, but we've had very little precipitation. The long range forecast for this coming Saturday mentions the "S" word, but we'll believe it when we see it!
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| The dawn's early light... |
Following a very busy summer and fall, the winter months find activity slowing down a bit on the estate--a blessed relief! But there are still some good projects in the works, and the Grigg Barn project continues to progress nicely. The new septic field has been installed..
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... and the former "milking room" of the barn is being converted to bathrooms where the new plumbing rough-in is 90% complete.
Another project just completed prior to the hard winter freeze sets in, was the installation of new sod at the main entrance to the estate. We maintain the grounds outside the front entrance, but technically, the land is a right-of-way for the state. Heavy utility vehicles accessing the utility lines along the southern perimeter of the property have damaged the lawn over time. Ramsay has a beautiful entrance, and we wanted to spruce things up a bit. The great folks from Grelen Nursery (Orange, VA) were on site yesterday and worked their magic.
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| 1- Tilling the soil |
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| 2- Grading, applying fertilizer and topsoil |
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| 3- Rolls of sod |
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| 4- One row at a time |
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| 5- Like stitching together a quilt |
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| 6- Almost done |
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| 7- Finishing touches |
Most afternoons this time of the year, Mother Nature outdoes herself with displays of color and intensity at sunset. Along with a number of our Greenwood and Valley neighbors, we share glorious sunset pictures like these on Facebook--a small but poignant expression of the joy and company of good neighbors!
