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Went to the cabin for the first time in 6 months. Actually, 3 months, but because of the swarming wasps, we weren't able to stay. Had a great weekend, but dizam, was it ever hot out. Lower 90's both days, and humid as can be.
We got there Friday night, unpacked, cleaned out the cabin a bit, and had a smoke before bed. Heard an animal in the woods, and it came out, and walked across the yard. It was an armadillo, but I didn't get any photos of it. I've seen them dead along the road many times, but it was the first time at the cabin.
You can see how tall the weeds were on the lane. Queen Anne's Lace taller than the hood of the truck, and tall ferns on both sides:
A tree hanging over the lane, in front of my drive. The vines made it top heavy:
Up the drive. You can see how tall the weeds are:
Saturday morning foggy "mountain", then clearing up:
Weeds in the yard weren't as bad:
Seemed odd seeing a little Ranger there:
The 6:
Sons friend sent me a new decal from New Mexico. Put it on my storage box I use for cigars. Work's out great. Threw a 69% Boveda pack in it, and the cigars are kept perfect:
Got the drive weeded, and the trees trimmed:
Wife cleaned up the end of the cabin:
I attempted to weed the lane all the way from my cabin to the gate with a weed whip, about a quarter mile, but the heat was too much. I made it about two thirds. The 90°, full sun weather got the best of me. Took me 5 hours to do the yard, drive, and lane. Hard when you do both sides of it, plus the middle:
Did cut the tree down, and drive weeded:
to be cont...
We got there Friday night, unpacked, cleaned out the cabin a bit, and had a smoke before bed. Heard an animal in the woods, and it came out, and walked across the yard. It was an armadillo, but I didn't get any photos of it. I've seen them dead along the road many times, but it was the first time at the cabin.
You can see how tall the weeds were on the lane. Queen Anne's Lace taller than the hood of the truck, and tall ferns on both sides:
A tree hanging over the lane, in front of my drive. The vines made it top heavy:
Up the drive. You can see how tall the weeds are:
Saturday morning foggy "mountain", then clearing up:
Weeds in the yard weren't as bad:
Seemed odd seeing a little Ranger there:
The 6:
Sons friend sent me a new decal from New Mexico. Put it on my storage box I use for cigars. Work's out great. Threw a 69% Boveda pack in it, and the cigars are kept perfect:
Got the drive weeded, and the trees trimmed:
Wife cleaned up the end of the cabin:
I attempted to weed the lane all the way from my cabin to the gate with a weed whip, about a quarter mile, but the heat was too much. I made it about two thirds. The 90°, full sun weather got the best of me. Took me 5 hours to do the yard, drive, and lane. Hard when you do both sides of it, plus the middle:
Did cut the tree down, and drive weeded:
to be cont...
