Keeping character, or restoring a pond

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Today was excellent.

We hit the ground a running and didn't stop until we had gotten done what we wanted done for the day.

Our weather pattern is scattered afternoon showers. The problem is those showers can drop an inch in a short period of time. An inch of rain on our parade wouldn't float.

First thing we had to do was fill the cavities in the south wall with concrete.

 

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I'm sure anyone who has operated a skid steer has found them more than willing to show off, especially do wheelies.

 

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On the old access road Iris discovered she could stop and balance on her rear wheels on occasion.

 

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Once the cavities were filled the day laborers started laying block and I initiated the new access road with the mini-hoe.

 

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That way was just too slow.

So I put the forks on Iris and we did some soil preparation for the front loader bucket.

 

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That made it a lot easier to push let me tell you.

 

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The upper section was a snap. We had gravity on our side.

 

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Then it was time to fork the old access way. It was done.

 

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Then it was nothing but moving the old access dirt into place to become the new access dirt.

 

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See what I mean?