November for us is a time of transition, from warm weather to cooler weather with some snow. Had our last golf game of the season and stored the clubs; installed two ski racks in the garage to keep the skis out of the house and handy to the car; stored the car for the winter; cleaned up the garden, and got the winter stuff out. We had 3 snowfalls in November – 12, 5 and 5 cm – with 99% melted by the end of the month.

Neighbor Al and I walked the 1,500′ of one property line (113 degrees with 15 degrees declination) from survey pin to survey pin and flagged or staked the line every hundred feet or so. Discovered the neighbor’s fenced septic field extends about 40′ over the line. Al and I also cut down some tall skinny (4″ wide x 40-50′ high) fir trees that will never amount to anything. Al debarked them and used them for 14′ rails for the fence he is building (see below). The tops of some will become Christmas trees.

Lastly, have been spending quality time with Bob cleaning out another flat area. This area had been covered in large rocks and dirt. The large rocks were pulled down and most were moved a few years ago. I had to empty two gabions (they were perpendicular to the one on the far right) and dig out the dirt and move 20 bucketfuls to the lower parking area (they will eventually be spread along the driveway). Two of the gabions are almost refilled. The 3rd gabion will have a 4×4 post that will be connected to 2 other posts with a beam from which 4 Japanese screens will hang to screen the upper area from view. This won’t happen until the spring unless I get cracking on the posts.