Road work

This is just a quick note since it's been a while since the last entry. Last weekend we finished about all we can do with the new road route without some larger equipment.

There are about a dozen trees too big to dig out without help. We could cut them off at the ground, but the threat of new shoots growing from the roots in the middle of the road is too great. A large machine can push them over and most of the roots will remain attached to the trunk so we can cut them off and dig out the rest.

We have seen wild turkeys on the site each of the last three weekends. Last Sunday morning a pileated woodpecker woke us early and stayed a while nearby. It's been around each weekend lately, but this time I saw it overhead. The peepers weren't as active, but the tree frogs have taken up the slack.

Marsh mallows are at the end of their blooming cycle, but larkspurs are up now near the creek along with plenty of the regulars. Most of the fern varieties are already refreshed.

This weekend we will construct a more substantial outhouse in preparation for the Permaculture Practicum which begins on May 5th. Class information is available on our Community web site. A link is in the righthand column.