Marked For Destruction

Photo 1:  The water has gone down and I was able to put a camera down into the hole that was emitting the sound of water dropping into a pool.  I showed the photo to Mike and he immediately identified what is going on.  It’s a broken tile.  The hay-field had tile for drainage installed sometime in the seventies.  Then about twenty dump truck loads of soil were unloaded on the field and spread.  As you can see from the photo, this particular tile has failed.  It’s about two feet below the surface.

Photo 2:  Critter chew marks.  We’re thinking beaver? 

Photo 3:  Catawba tree.  I love the shape of this tree.  Unfortunately its pollen is highly allergenic, so I won’t be planting any.

Photo 4:  Thistle, marked for destruction.  Mike has been diligently removing these whenever he finds them, so the population has been slowly decreasing.

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