Last weekend in Monteagle.

Posted on by David Maxwell

I was able to go up to Monteagle last weekend, and it was great. The leaves were pretty much at their peak and the temperature finally felt fall-like. I did a bit of reading, hiking, and photographing. I also loaded up my new trailer with wood from the shed I tore down in the back yard. Highlights of the trip included “sunrise” at Stone Door, Foster Falls lit by the full moon, and just a general feeling of relaxation. Not sure if I will be able to return before our Thanksgiving trip, but I sure hope to.

Below is a gallery with some cell phone pictures. I need to mess with the ones I took with the Rebel. I actually have a lot to post from this fall, not to mention building out my maps and galleries. I need to be less lazy or just do it while watching football.

Time flies when you are working on a dilapidated old farmhouse.

Posted on by David Maxwell

Wow, I can’t believe it has been a month since my last post. Fortunately I have been pretty busy. Below are a few pictures of the progress on the farm. I am pretty much done with the interior demolition. The foundation repair company is coming in three days to tell me just how much of a mess things are underneath. Once I get a quote from them and their time frame on doing the work it will hopefully be full speed ahead. The one other bottleneck is waiting for the soil scientist to give me the results of my perk test so that I can get septic and building permits. I pretty much have the plans for the renovation/addition and garage/apartment finalized. Am in the process of finding reputable subcontractors. I am also searching hard for a good deal on a used tractor with front end loader. That will really help me be productive.

This autumn has been pretty warm and a little disappointing on the foliage front. I did manage to visit Monteagle a couple of weekends ago (will try to post some pictures soon), and the leaves looked pretty good up there, but the Nashville area has been pretty underwhelming. It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. That should be a nice time.