Thursday, November 19, 2009

Country Roads

"Almost heaven....life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze. Take me home, country roads" (John Denver)

A paradise generally includes fine trappings, but to inhabit said Garden of Eden requires a certain amount of infrastructure.

A roof and four walls is a good start. Add an outbuilding or two for storage, some landscaping, and ya start to call it home.

Today we acquired a formal "road" from the front gate of the Tin Star to the ranch house driveway. Ten loads of road base, an army of machinery, and a shiny new culvert made it look easy.

Might not seem like much to the casual observer, but ya had to know the mud holes of our previous "yellow brick road" to appreciate a more formalized approach.

"Almost heaven....take me home country road" (the ranch hand)

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