Thursday, February 27, 2014

FEBRUARY AT BACKATORP

GOT TIRED OF THIS DESK SO I MANAGED TO GET IT OUT ON THE TERRACE.

STARTED TO MAKE A NEW DESK

LOWER AND WITH MORE DRAWERS

SUITS MY NEW LAPTOP

ON A DAY WITH NO WIND, I TOOK THE DESK TO MY "ROUND-ABOUT"

AND PUT FIRE TO IT

BURNING WELL

JUST BEFORE COLLAPSE

NOT MUCH LEFT
FELT GOOD TO TRANSPORT THE HEAVY CHUNKS OF WOOD WITH THE SUZUKI.

AND DOWN BY THE WOODSHED I DID NOT NEED THE WHEELBARROW LIKE BEFORE
HAVE STARTED TO CLEAR WAY HERE

THE UNIPER WHERE MY VINEYARD IS!!!

GONE!!!
THE SUN IS GETTING WARM.


JANUARY AT BACKATORP

NOT MUCH WORK OUTSIDE IN THIS WEATHER EXCEPT FOR SHOVELLING SNOW AND THE ATV HELPED ME WITH THAT.


LOTS OF UNIPERS HAD FALLEN


MADE AN EXTRA CLOSET IN THE CORNER WHERE THE WATER-HEATER HAD BEEN BEFORE.  IT IS NOW IN THE CELLAR.
MADE A WORKING PLACE FOR MY SEWING-MACHINE


HERE IS THE WATER-HEATER

SOME EXTRA SHELVES WHERE THE 2 OLD FREEZERS HAD BEEN
SNOW IS MELTING AWAY

SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ONE

THE SUN HAS CREPT OVER THE RIDGE.  IN DECEMBER AND  MOST OF JANUARY I HAVE NO SUN!

Saturday, February 15, 2014

REVIEW 2013: GETTING A SUZUKI ATV !


HAD DRIVEN ATV BOTH IN NAMIBIA AND COSTA RICA, SO I FELT QUITE AT EASE 


STARTED ON A SHELTER RIGHT AWAY



MY FIRST PLOWING !!! TOOK HALF THE LAWN ALSO

THE HAWK WAS WATCHING

DID NOT QUITE FINISH BEFORE LEAVING FOR ANTARCTIC

THESE 2 PHOTOS SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE TOP
FROM MY DIARY


THESE PHOTOS REALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ONES.  WHEN CATHARINA AND ROLAND HAD AN ATV, I JUST HAD TO GET ONE TOO !!!




REVIEW 2013: MORE DESTRUCTION BY SVEN

THE BIG UNIPER BROKE RIGHT OFF AND LANDED ON MY CAR

NO DAMAGE HOWEVER


MORE BIG UNIPERS BROKE


AND A HUGE SPRUCE DOWN BY THE LOWER ROAD


MY MAILBOX GOT A DIRECT HIT!