Thursday, October 23, 2008

Disturbed Ground


Disturbed Ground
Originally uploaded by Rexfree_99
I am getting ready to order seed to try to kick start some of the areas of land that have been disturbed. I need to take one of my UC books over and try to id some of the currently growing plants in the main field or meadow.
Today would be a good day to do that, as Stuart will be working away and I want to photograph the change as he goes about his job. This photo illustrates the urgency in putting up fencing and gates. During the winter, there is some collision between men, 4 Wheel drive pickups and common sense. They tend to seek out any open space, even though they can see that they will probably sink up to their axles in the clay mud. They launch themselves out and tear up the land, get stuck, have to be pulled out, which tears it all up more and more. I have witnessed this in Morgan Valley when poor pathetic people would stagger to my door, wanting to use the phone to call for a tow truck.
It always gave me great pleasure to tell them I didn't have a phone!
Somehow they always found their way home, and eventually got their vehicle out, but without any help from me.
I will do my best to save them from themselves now, by fencing them out...as well as their brethern, the quad runners.

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