A
Proper Welcome
The
first day we started work on the farm, we looked at the contour of the land and
decided on where the driveway would have to enter from the road. Standing on
the narrow, almost two-lane road looking at the spot we determined to be the
best was a bit daunting. It was a solid wall of thick green vegetation
that looked as if it had no other purpose other than say “keep out”.
Now, with more than a few hours of
work, chigger bites, poison ivy rashes, and more bug bites than I can count, we
have a state approved, completely functional driveway. Julie and I had talked
about what we wanted the leading edge of our farm to look like and decided that
two small flower gardens, one on each side of the driveway and surrounded by a
fence would do the trick.
A couple of weeks ago, my son-in-law
Brandon helped me set the posts for the fence, and this past weekend we
finished up the gardens. I installed the pickets and then Julie and I screened
out some nice rich topsoil for each bed. Julie picked out some flowers and went
to work getting them planted. Everything is done with the exception of some
Black Eyed Susan’s that we will be getting next week from a local farmer that
we know from the Lynchburg Farmers Market.
One of my favorite things about working
on this projects was “the wave”. I spent quite a bit of time working right next
to the road, and almost every car or truck that drove past, with drivers both
young and old, threw up a wave as they went by. I have not even so much as said "hi" to any of our new neighbors but I already feel like we are a welcome
addition to this small, slow mountain community……..Welcome
~Terry
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