BUILDING FENCES

The weather has been quite unsettled the past few weeks but we did take the boat out on Christina Lake on one of the sunny and warm days.  The new motor worked well although it took many tries to get it started.  There were only a few boats out on the lake so the conservation officer on patrol came over to check us out.  We had to show our fishing licenses and Stuart’s boat operator’s license and he asked questions about our fishing gear and equipment.  He was friendly and we had all the right stuff so he probably won’t check us again during the season.  The last time we were checked was when we were ice fishing near Kamloops—a few years ago.

Fence building has been our main activity and we were able to get the second section built in a few days.  Once the posts were in place, the panels went up quickly. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course, we had to move a couple of sprinklers for better coverage of the new areas.  One section of pipe also had to be moved to clear the fence posts.

 

 

 

 

 Stuart did an amazing job of building the two gates which were two different styles.  The west fence gate was made out of a leftover section of fence panel so it has a lattice upper section.  He installed a nice looking handle and latch so it can be locked from the “inside” of the yard.

 

The other fence gate was built from scratch based on an image that I found on the internet.  This gate is wider than the other one so we can get larger items through it into the back yard and it also has a good handle and latch.

 

As we were completing the fence construction, we looked at the existing gate in the fence behind the shop which was built by the previous owners.  It was only 4 feet high (a deer magnet for sure) so we re-built it with 6 foot boards and made it straighter and stronger.

 

 

 

I’m working on staining the panels when the weather co-operates so it will be a while before they are done.  I can’t climb on a ladder right now, because of my sprained knee, so the top sections will have to be done later.  Stuart might be able to use a paint sprayer on the lattice which would be a wonderful thing.  If you’ve ever stained lattice, you’ll know that it is not a fun job at all.

 

Now that the fences are up and our back yard is deer resistant, we’ve planted 3 fruit trees—an Italian prune, a nectarine and an apricot.  They don’t look like much yet but should be producing fruit in three years.