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Building has begun...

T he older I get the heavier 2x6x10 seem to be... Tags: how to,mosquitoes,tools,nature,natural,OSB,deck,project,floor,D.I.Y.,do it yourself,living micro,livinmicro,tiny house,building,construction,woods,DIY,frugal

I Made it to Dry Ground!!!

N ow I can get materials to start building again... Made the choice to keep the foot off the brakes and kept her in first gear :) Tags: nature,learn,project,marsh,grading,mud,drainage,water,do it yourself,path,culvert,repair,driving,trail,roadwork,fix,construction,landscape,DIY,van,old fashioned,creek,flooded,clay,frugal,flood,natural,free,woods,stuck,digging,landscaping,road

Tom's Road Test on a John Deere :)

A fter seeing the conditions this morning Tom offered to test it out with the mower... Tags: van,nature,path,landscape,old fashioned,repair,DIY,trail,creek,clay,project,digging,mosquitoes,do it yourself,culvert,landscaping,grading,construction,drainage,water,marsh,woods,natural,road,frugal,free,flood,fix

Woke up to a nice treat!!!

T he road surface appears capable of driving on from draining overnight Tags: stuck,trail,landscape,old fashioned,culvert,grading,nature,tools,drainage,mosquitoes,construction,creek,project,marsh,road,landscaping,repair,van,DIY,do it yourself,flood,fix,natural,path,woods,clay,water,free,digging,frugal,how to

Roadwork: the End's in Sight...

E ven after a few hours of drizzle and sorry spots of rain last night things look better now than when I stopped last time... Tags: van,woods,top soil,path,culvert,project,do it yourself,landscaping,frugal,digging,trail,drainage,old fashioned,natural,fix,how to,free,water,clay,tools,construction,marsh,teardown,road,creek,landscape,mosquitoes,nature,flood,repair,DIY,grading

Progress: Building up the Road Bed

R ained the night before and the soil is soft Tags: water,creek,culvert,drainage,digging,do it yourself,fix,tools,DIY,old fashioned,trail,woods,path,road,flood,marsh,landscaping,van,repair,construction,frugal,mosquitoes,nature,natural,how to,project,clay,free,grading,landscape

Another day of progress on the road

T oday was spent diverting water access from the road to the drainage. Friskey the cat says hello at the end :) Tags: flood,fix,culvert,old fashioned,grading,landscape,marsh,construction,cat,natural,do it yourself,digging,drainage,free,nature,Frisky,DIY,kitty,repair,path,mosquitoes,meow,clay,top soil,van,landscaping,creek,road,water,project,frugal,woods,trail

Setting the pipe before the rain...

P ipe is now setup and the backfill is ready. Hopefully this will allow the marsh to overflow under the road instead of through it... Tags: old fashioned,free,marsh,repair,road,fix,frugal,trail,culvert,water,how to,creek,mosquitoes,clay,digging,nature,do it yourself,flood,landscape,DIY,construction,tools,path,landscaping,project,grading,natural,drainage,top soil,woods

The digging has been done!

H and dug a ditch into a culvert to facilitate drainage from a higher marsh on one side of the road to a lower lying marsh on the other side Tags: woods,drainage,free,landscaping,old fashioned,culvert,frugal,fix,DIY,path,construction,mosquitoes,nature,tools,trail,creek,clay,water,top soil,marsh,how to,landscape,road,flood,natural,grading,project,repair,digging

Stepping on deer tracks near a nifty spot

F ound a new location. Sizing up ideas. Tags: DIY,marsh,natural,creek,mosquitoes,landscape,path,living,free,nature,frugal,old fashioned,do it yourself,construction,trail,woods,water,project,tiny house