Yesterday Mike and I drove up to our farm in north Georgia; we felt like we were going on a mini-vacation and were in a good mood. The sky was blue even though it was quite hot. Normally here in the summer the blue sky turns to a light gray because of the heat and humidity. It's always a bit cooler at our farm though since it's at a higher elevation and away from the city.
About half way to the farm we noticed a new office building that also had sign out for the log cabin builder who created it. We really liked the style and stopped and walked around, going inside and just looking at all the different details. We really liked the railings on the porch.
The railings were also inside the house going up and down the staircases. When Mike opened one door on the second floor, we were greeted with kudzu trying to take over.
For those of you who have never seen kudzu, it can overtake huge trees and houses. It grows at an amazing rate - a foot a day. It was introduced to the southern US from Japan in 1930 for erosion control and has since taken over a lot of the countryside.
Image source: forestryimages.org
When we arrived at the farm, Mike and I were pretty disappointed because our tenants haven't been keeping the acreage mowed for the first time in two years. They have a very reduced rental rate because they kept the place mowed and cleaned up so well, so we were feeling a bit taken advantage of. The water has stopped flowing into the pond too, which is a big issue. Going there yesterday has motivated us even more to move there as fast as possible even if it will only be part time.
I did get a good shot of the back of the cabin.
And another shot of our creek.
Here are are some scuppernongs our tenants planted. When we move there, we'll have both scuppernongs and muscadines - and lots of them. I'm going to try my hand at concord grapes too.
Here are the forming grapes.
Mike and I sat down to rest next to the pond and I shot a picture of our boots. They were wet from walking through the high grass and around the creek where it was damp.
We had one of our tenants shoot a picture of us since she was walking around with us for awhile. The picture was so dark I had to really lighten it and it makes the colors look pretty funky. But here we are nonetheless.
We didn't stay too long because it was pretty hot and we were kind of annoyed at the overgrown grass situation. We want to be in control of our property and feel too far away right now.
So we hit the road around 2:00 and passed "our" donkeys on the way back home. We always look to see if they're out when we drive by and when we see them say,"We'll gotta have some at the farm!" Yesterday we decided to stop just to watch the one who was out. As soon as we got out of the car another three came out of the barn and they all came over to see us. We hung out for awhile, talking and petting them, but I think they might have been expecting a hand-out since they got bored with us after a few minutes, silly things. They were so friendly and the cutest things though. Here is Mike with them.
And one of me with one of them "kissing" my arm. So cute.
We had a great day, but feel some added pressure to get to the farm as soon as we can. We're going to lower the condo price and start really pushing it. No resting on our laurels yet!
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