It's been nearly 2 years since we moved into our country home. There have been a lot of changes! I pray the Lord will use this property in a ways we could never imagine. Currently, we are praying for Him to allow us to purchase the land behind our home...and the owner is considering it! Yaaaay God!
We have a vision for that land that includes a pond, shelter house and a beautiful park setting. We want to see families and people come out to use the land for recreation, relaxation and building relationships...all to the glory of God!
Here are some before/after photos around the property.
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| The day we moved in, we got a new septic system (thanks to the former owners) |
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The second thing we did was install a fence for the dogs.
The yard is a bit prettier without all that mud. |
So far we have planted 20 trees (and counting). Here are just a few of them...
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| Sunset maples out front 2015 |
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| Two plums and a crab apple out back. |
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| This Crimson King Maple needed a home to shade the coop -2015 |
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| Three Colorado Blue Spruce -2016 |
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| We need a few more |
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| Golden Redbud 2016 |
We finally finished Coopa Cabana this year. Wow that was quite a project!
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| Bare bones chicken coop. |
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| Became Coopa Cabana! |
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| After |
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| Before |
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| Nesting boxes for the girls |
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| And of course...a disco ball! |
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| Here it is today, Aug 2016 |
We made some country additions to the front porch and updated the butterfly garden... (we planted too many things to remember).
The side garden then...
Now...
We've made just a few changes to the inside too...
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| Oops, sorry about the mess. |
We added a wood burning stove which pretty much renders us useless in the winter.
The kitchen!!!
I forgot to take pictures of the family room after we painted/updated that too. I will work on getting some more photos.
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| Then |
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I need to take some updated photos of this room.
And for our next project this Winter 2016/2017...
The mud room.
Before...
The best part...Bobby and Barb, the former owners dropped by for a visit. They started the community chili tradition 35 years ago and it was such a blessing to have them here for #36! What a sweet couple.
