The back side (western facing) part of the property is open, just fields with no trees so there is nothing to break the wind. The place definitely has its own ‘personality’, much different from our ‘flatland’ house. One issue is not knowing who to call when problems come up that I can’t fix myself, but relatives are pointing me in the right direction for the most part. I will be glad to get through a year here & figure everything out about the house systems & also what is blooming/growing on the land.
P.S. We had big winds last week. Today I WAS going to pick up the fallen branches and get them into the brush pile but I was having too much ‘help’ from the puppies!
One branch on the pile, three dragged back into the yard!
How I EVER survived SEVEN underfoot is still a mystery to me! The landscaping around the house that year did NOT survive! Beau believes in raising ‘free range puppies’ and that works out well for the most part. And he never complains when I replace shrubbery and such. ;)