Photos from September and October 2005:

Exterior of the utility building while completing the final coat of plaster, 09/15/05:




Clearing the hillside that leads to the "lower river road" for fill dirt, 10/09/05:




Dirt at the top of the cleared hillside, 10/10/05:

The graded hillside from below, 10/10/05:


The septic drain field in progress, 10/10/05 - view from north:


Later, view from south:

At our utility building "completion" party, 10/15/05:

A groundnut-digging expedition, 10/15/05:


Fun on the tractor, 10/15/05:

Fun in the river, 10/16/05:


Moonrise over the neighbor's pasture, 10/16/05:

Burr Oak leaf on road leading to river, 10/19/05:


More heavy machinery work (plumbers trenching in foreground), 10/19/05:
View of the southernmost hill (with tornado damage) from riverbank, 10/19/05:


Electrical panel in the utility building (supported by two elm logs), 10/24/05:



Home site filled and leveled, looking northeast, 10/29/05

And looking northwest, 10/29/05:


One of many woolly bears hanging around the building site, 10/31/05:

After more work by the plumbers, 11/03/04:



See photos from:

    July to September 2006
    May and June 2006
    March and April 2006
    February and March 2006
    December 2005 and January 2006
    November and December 2005
    August 2005 (after the tornado)
    June and July 2005
    May 18 - 23, 2005 (including the plastering party)
    May 3-8, 2005
    March and April 2005
    February 2005 (including bale raising party)
    January 2005
    November and December 2004
    October 2004
    September  2004
    Yurt building (July-August 2004)
    June-July 2004
    January-May 2004

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