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Workin’ hard

August 31, 2011 by Debbie

Today J.B., Colin, and Noah worked on some Young’s Hill trench-digging around the entire perimeter. Here’s J.B. using what I have been calling “the crazy chainsaw for the ground” machine (though it’s actually called a ditch witch).

Trench-digging is also do-able with a pick ax and shovel, though I imagine it’s pretty hard work! Here’s Colin and Noah workin’ hard:

… and hardly workin’

 

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  1. Anna says

    August 31, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    oooooh … ditchwitches!! COOL toys! 🙂 (And the helpers look pretty cool, too — LOL!)

    What are the trenches for?

    • J.B. says

      August 31, 2011 at 7:55 pm

      The trenches are for a rattlesnake fence – a 3′ tall galvanized hardware cloth fence that is buried 6″ in the ground to deter snakes. It will surround all of Young’s Hill and the existing facility.

  2. Anna says

    August 31, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    [[gulp!}} It’s a good thing you didn’t tell me there are rattlesnakes up on that hill … I’m a skeered of ’em! 🙂

  3. Jeani Goodrich says

    September 1, 2011 at 6:28 pm

    I was wondering how you were going to deter those critters from enjoying the Hill. Nice work!!!

  4. marie cross (uk) says

    September 2, 2011 at 10:49 am

    HEE HEE love the air guitar great work xxx

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