Yard work during hard times
First my perspective where I live.
I live on an old Family place where
I have to mow and bush hog about 4 to 5 acres during the warm season, usually
twice a month. If one wants to add in all the other trail type areas I also
have to maintain periodically, then it is more like 7 to 8 acres, usually two
or three times a season. That's a lot of land.
In another words, it is a lot of
work. At my age of 65, I also consider it a good type of work to have,
especially since I ran my caretaker off a few years ago. He and his wife were
around age 67 at the time, by the way.
Now there is good news, too. Some of
the yard work and trail maintenance I do does promote things like blackberry
growth, and that is good, even if the local wild critters eat a lot of it, too.
But I still imagine if I don't have
all of today's advantages, like a riding
lawn mower, really a lawn mower of any kind,
or a tractor with a bush hog behind it, how am I going to do, and how will it
look around where I live. After all, my ancestors spent a lot of time clearing
the place, like areas I still enjoy,
including my view down the valley. Their work and time was circa 1905.
And Mother Nature is relentless,
like the woods will grow back up given enough time. And I do like my present
situation, including the view down the valley.
So if times should get hard, I have chosen today to try maintain my ancestors earlier work as
best I can. And It is now my effort and time
these days, too. Maybe I will choose to
give up fighting mother nature in some areas, too.
Last, what tools can I use, and what
is available these days? Here's a link
on the subject: http://www.americantrails.org/resources/info/tools3.html
It just so happens I have many of
these.
Welcome to a worst case scenario.
And I also note where I live most
illegal immigrants have already left. So
I am on my own, so to speak, and at age 65. Not a bad problem to have, all in
all, I would say.
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