Satisfying Work

This picture represents the outcome of a good day's work. Just a day before, to the right of the driveway, was an overgrown fenceline in disrepair. It would hold cows, but that's about it. Even that's probably only because they didn't want to fight through the overgrown privet to get out. This pasture is the eventual location where the turkeys will range in a few weeks. It is a great location to raise the turkeys, and we have fortified the rest of the fenceline over the last few years. This portion, however, was never tackled. Last year a couple of dogs got through this vunerable section of the fence and harrassed the turkeys. I decided this was the year I would put an end to that. One evening, I removed the wire and got a nice poison Ivy rash as a bonus. The following day, I was able to remove the posts, clear all the brush, and mow the entire area. Next comes a new section of fence. Very little work is more satisfying than taking a grown-up property and turning it into a well-kept one. Turkeys will be roaming that hillside soon, and I can go to bed confident that I have done all I can to keep them protected.