On the farm sometimes just getting the little things done makes a big difference. Just a couple nails tacked into a wall to hang up a broom or pick can make a world of difference. It may not seem like much, but having your tools hung up so you know where you can find them means you can get to it and finish those chores without wasting time.
Here's a few little things we've been up to the past several weeks. Oh, this isn't everything we've been doing, far from it, but it's some of our progress.
This past weekend was filled with all sorts of little things on the farm. First I wrapped up some of the little projects on the pump house that started weeks ago. I added a new step.
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| New Step on Pump House |
It's not much of an out-building, but having a place to house the well pump and filtration system is important, so the pump house should be reasonably serviceable. This little shed has been neglected for years, one end had settled to the ground and it was full of junk. A couple weeks ago Zach and I emptied the junk and hauled it away, cleaned up the spidy webs and dirt and created a usable space again. This past weekend I took the tractor and with a little leverage lifted the sagging end of the pump house and blocked it back up, then finished it off with a new step. Kyle and I hauled in some gravel for some of the driveway work we're doing and added a nice path to the pump house, so now it needs some bushes trimmed around the outside, a new coat of paint, a little floor repair, and some new gutters. Plenty of little things to work and keep me busy here.
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| New Filtration & Softener System in Pump House |
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| Usable Organized Space in the Pump House |
A few weeks ago we finished fencing in a yard area for the dogs, so Dexter the coon hound doesn't go running off chasing deer or bobcat at night. I built a gate as well, but didn't finish it off so it was a plain squared off ugly gate. This past weekend we finished off another little project and I trimmed the gate up and we laid down some mulch to make a pathway around the house to keep the mud traffic down. Just another little thing done to improve the overall farm landscape.
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| Yard Gate & Mulch Pathway |
Oh, I also built a ramp for loading the hogs, and we started letting the chickens free-range the yard now that they're big enough to fend for themselves. We hung a new ceiling fan in the den (living room), installed new flooring in Zach's room and in process of remodeling his closet space, and pruned a few trees. I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting that we've done since my last update, but it's hard to keep track of all those little things.
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| Ramp for Loading Hogs |
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| Free-ranging Under the Apple Tree |
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| Chickens Under Foot |
You see, all those little accomplishments can add up in the end, so appreciate every little thing you do.
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