Mowing along the side of the road is very satisfying. It makes the land look well kept and requires only a little time and effort on the riding mower.
In addition to a clean looking place, it helps to keep the weeds from taking over, and lets the grass grow lush, and thick.
The llama has less motivation to try to get through the fence if there is short grass on the road-side of it. The fence is a five wire electric fence, so it is usually not a problem, but if it grounds out, I may find out about that when I find the llama in the road, which is not ideal.
I picked up firewood on Friday, and when we unloaded it, it make a pile of rounds two rows wide. I think we must have got 3/4 of a cord or so. I am also cutting into some large trunk pieces laying in the field across the street, finally cleaning it up over there, and giving us wood that is dry, and ready to burn.
I used the riding lawnmower to test a concept, and cut some of the field on the back of the pasture down to three inches in length. It should be easy to find. It is in the form of the word “hi.” Maybe Google will give our greeting to the world this year!