Friday 6 February 2009

More land slides

we noticed 2 more trees today that have land slips underneath them, one of them has - or had - a dry-stone wall which has slid down about a metre! The whole thing has slid apart from a few stones still in place, quite amazing. It seems that the wall has slid onto a ledge, so if it is solid and we find more stones, we can maybe build it up from its current resting place. Should be interesting! The other tree has just had the soil washed out from underneath, both trees will have to be cut right back so there is no weight on the outer side as they hang out over the track down to Yator and we don't want them falling and blocking that. We have plenty to keep us busy now for a long time, we still have the olives to finish picking, then pruning, the grape vines need pruning this weekend (it's a moon thing according to the locals) the fruit trees also should be pruned about now, walls to finish round our pool, soon it will be time to start planting seeds and weeding, fortnightly watering, picking veg and so the year progresses......Not to mention general house maintenance, I saw today some walls outside where the paint needs redoing, also usually by now I have cut back the roses and geraniums and taken cuttings but not had time yet, hopefully it'll get done over this weekend.

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