Reed Fence

Yesterday, I wasn't gonna go to the farm. It was cold and damp, and I had videos and indoor projects. But... the sun came out for a second, and off I went. This is what we're calling "sunny" weather.

We're noticing the very first bits of bulb bloom beginning.

I picked a lovely daikon. They needed thinning anyway. It was delicious.

The new daikon seeds have sprouted too. Given the long cool spring we're expecting, I should probably plant some more.

Catherine came over for a bit. Here she is telling some fanciful tale.

Today we got serious. Rick went to Lowes and got a bunch of good stuff, including a wealth of reed fencing. I put another piece behind the tub to close off that view from the front. With leaves up it doesn't matter, but these days it was looking pretty transparent.

Then we got after putting it up on the side fence. This is the "before" pic.

We cut the fencing to fit between the panels, and it came out looking really nice.

Rick staples it up.

And I restrung the lights. You can't really tell here, but we did the next couple of panels too (the ones you see behind Rick in the above photo), so that whole fence is covered. It looks really nice.

It started to rain again. We were just glad we'd had time to get some work done. Rick also fixed the gate, so it hopefully won't go flying apart in the next windstorm. We set it up so only the right side opens most of the time. The left side has a stake driven in the ground for extra support. We can always pull that up when we need to open both gates.