Our First Crack at Homesteading
Our First Crack at Homesteading
So. After weeks of being screwed by alternating bouts of bad weather and poor time management, we finally made it back to the land for some weekend camping. All in all, it was a success, though weve definitely learned a few things about how to convince a previously crib-bound toddler to sleep when hes suddenly drunk on the freedom to careen around a tent unfettered.
We trekked around the roads and trails for what felt like miles, but then realized that it was probably only about 500 metres. Its funny how schlepping around a 35-pound organism screws with your sense of scale. Thanks to the extra surveying work John commissioned, we learned that our lot is much bigger than wed originally understood it to be (see above re: poor senses of scale), and that our chunk of the bluff (and the view) is even more incredible than wed thought. We also finally discoved the trail that leads down through the woods and to the brook, which ROCKS.
We also had a chance to get re-acquainted with some of our neighbours, and we met others for the very first time, and they are all lovely people. Were looking forward to getting to know them better.
We are ridiculously stoked to start building a homestead, and we have a gazillion ideas well be posting here in the near future. But in the meantime, a few inspiring pictures:
Created with Pauls flickrSLiDR.
Our First Crack at Homesteading
