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Subdividing the South Pasture, Part 1: Learning

Ryan Kraeger

Edmund has another contract. This time for $40,

For one post hole, minimum 42″ deep, big enough to set a railroad tie exactly 16 feet from both corner posts at the gate to the chicken-yard and south pasture.

This is the beginning of the next phase of pasture development, step one of dividing up the chicken run to minimize their impact.

Edmund is a natural digger, but there are some finer points of setting a post he is not aware of. Unfortunately, it is going to be a few weeks before Uncle Ryan can get around to showing him how to set the post. The nuances of digging a post hole are not readily apparent unless you keep the end of the process in mind. Still, it’s pretty awesome that a 9-year-old can dig a hole 3 1/2 feet deep by himself with grown-up size hand tools.

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"I only remember the very first part of the book where he described the man of steel and velvet and I remember the deep chord that phrase struck. I remember the image I had of a hand of living steel wearing a velvet glove, a hand that could crush or caress, strike a killing blow or wipe away tears, lift mountains or cradle an infant. The rest of the book was an afterthought." From an essay about Aubrey Andelin's "Man of Steel and Velvet".

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