Dumpster done!

 Last Friday the dumpster arrived at Highlands:

This is the SECOND one we have loaded!  PLUS, the guy who sold us the property had many things hauled off and had made a giant burn pile to the side of the barn.  So yes, Highlands was once a dump.  But we are slowly restoring it to a more pristine state.

 {and soon I will show you before and afters!}

Hubby, Scout, Dutch, and I worked for about 7 1/2 hours and at the end of the day on Saturday all of us were exhausted and filthy but we cleared everything we could find out from underneath trees and in meadows. 

 We still have eleventy billion tires to dispose of but haven't yet decided how to tackle that issue.

 

For now we are imagining this view, sans dumpster, with a guest cabin nearby.

This is the spot I showed last week - all that's left is some assorted smallish planks of wood (which we can take care of in the burn barrel) and those fence posts that we will use for marking off a garden.

And as usual at Highlands, there is often treasure to be found - this time in an old metal milk crate which was full of PVC joints and sitting under a tree.  {What should I use it for, I wonder?}  Hubby and I ended Sunday by filling another four garbage bags full of...well, garbage...then headed to our favorite Mexican restaurant for a late lunch/early dinner.  And both of us were beyond exhausted by then, but I'm so glad we have that winter project behind us!