Cabin (UPDATED)

The Warrior said:
It's very diggable. ;)
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Then I'd be digging a storm shelter/root cellar/wine aging cellar. A secure place in the event of tornadoes while y'all are there, a place to store canned goods and age homemade wine where it's a stable, cooler environment. Dig a 8 ft x 8 ft hole in the hill, pour a concrete floor, walls and roof, put a heavy steel door on it (with a high-security padlock) and fill in around it with dirt. Camouflage the entrance by making a covered entry at right angles and encourage kudzu (or the Missouri equivalent) to grow over and hide the concrete for when y'all are not there.

My problem with doing that here in central Texas is.... It's flat, no real hills. Can't go down. The water table is only about 8-9 feet down in dry years, so any attempt at a basement or cellar results in indoor swimming pools. :(
 
I hope you I see the day when my son gets to that age.... Or just old enough to mow the freaking yard Lol. Awesome pics as always.
 
Captain Airyca said:
SO AWESOME!!! Love it!!


Trade you my Jeep for it :)
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Thanks. Tempting, tempting....not. :D
zzyzzogeton said:
Then I'd be digging a storm shelter/root cellar/wine aging cellar. A secure place in the event of tornadoes while y'all are there, a place to store canned goods and age homemade wine where it's a stable, cooler environment. Dig a 8 ft x 8 ft hole in the hill, pour a concrete floor, walls and roof, put a heavy steel door on it (with a high-security padlock) and fill in around it with dirt. Camouflage the entrance by making a covered entry at right angles and encourage kudzu (or the Missouri equivalent) to grow over and hide the concrete for when y'all are not there.

My problem with doing that here in central Texas is.... It's flat, no real hills. Can't go down. The water table is only about 8-9 feet down in dry years, so any attempt at a basement or cellar results in indoor swimming pools. :(
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You funding all this, lol?
Rolled edge said:
I hope you I see the day when my son gets to that age.... Or just old enough to mow the freaking yard Lol. Awesome pics as always.
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He'll be that old in the blink of an eye. Doesn't take long. And thanks man, I love taking photos.
 
710 said:
wow, this place is nice! looks perfect!
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Thanks man, we love it. Excellent location, with lots to do in the area. Many miles of trails to hike. We're looking forward to it.
 
Not really a lot to report. It started raining as soon as we got there. I unloaded the car in the rain. Rained most of Saturday, but finally quit. I did get the two piles of brush that were annoying me to death moved, at least:

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I was saying the last time my son and I went, that we spent two hours hand sawing the slingshot tree down, only to have it slide down into the lane, and had to saw it off again. Prrof is in the pudding. When I get my chainsaw up there, I'll cut it up for firewood:

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Wife cleaned out the shed, a project that needed to be done.

Walking up to the shed:

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Inside. You can see the shower, which we finally used this weekend. Bought a Coleman solar shower. Worked out great:

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Looking out:

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A blue tailed skink that was paying us a visit. They're all over the place:

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We headed into town, to purchase a few items. My photo does what it actually looked like no justice, but it was spectacular in real life:

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Finally walked up the hill behind the cabin. All slope and rock, haha.

The shed:

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The cabin through the brush:

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One of the views from the side of the hill:

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Rock bed:

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A storm coming in, as we were loading up to go back home:

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Got to meet one of the neighbors. He's a full timer that lives on top the hill above us. He's lived there seven years. Super nice guy. Told me he has 4 acres, and if I wanted to load the brush and take it up there, he would gladly burn it for me. I asked him if he's ever seen any bears, or mountain lions. He said he's seen several over the years. More lion than bear. He said the cats are all over the place, and he never goes out without a gun. All of a sudden, I have a hankering to take a gun with me, haha. Thanks for looking.
 
Looking better and better. I can't wait to see how gorgeous it is once the leaves start changing colors.
 
Darksidedenny said:
Nice warrior,i would trade my labor day weekend for yours any time...even if it s sunny and hot here ;)
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Thanks man. It';s a lot of fun there, and in the surrounding area.

OutdoorsFamilyMan4 said:
The place is looking great, Dubz.
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Thanks man.

DunkEm said:
Looking better and better. I can't wait to see how gorgeous it is once the leaves start changing colors.
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Thanks man. Already getting a bit of color. Hopefully, this will be one of the colorful years.
 
granitestateofmind said:
It just whispers "peaceful". Thanks for the pics, Dubz. Really enjoyable.....tho prolly not as much as being there.
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It really is serene. You don't know how many times I tell the wife, "wait", just to hear how peaceful and quiet it really is.
Jerry D. said:
It's looking better and better. I bet you can't wait to get back out there.
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Thanks man. I'll enjoy it more when it cools off some. I'm getting the clean up stuff done now, but when it cools, and the humidity subsides, I'll do some fascia work, wood restoring, and painting, etc.
 
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