The Task Before Us

 

     Our return to Leakey is met with a bit of anticipation.  We did visit here for 10 days back in December '25 but had not stayed here since February '25.  We arrived here November 5th.  The massive roof/window damage from this spring's hailstorm has been fixed, but we had yet to see what's left to do.  There is always the normal seasonal 'start up' stuff, but this year would be different.  Keep in mind, these are the 'before' pictures.  We were very happy with the fact that the 5 new Russian Sage and Chola we planted 2 years ago are thriving.  

     There was lots of rain this summer and it sprouted every seed previously unknown.  The driveway had numerous patches of overgrown grass which will require weed whacking then herbicide before ordering new gravel.  

      Plenty of weed whacking along the walkway between RV Patio and the cabins.  The main gangway to the deck needed re-stained as well.  Barb had to replace several strings of lights while my small solar panel/deck lights were dirty but functional.  

The RV Patio was quite dirty due to the rain while the roof was being repaired.  Between the leaf blower and a newly purchased pressure washer we got it cleaned up.  The deck furniture and chimenea were fine. 

 

      The Green Go wildlife feeder sustained no damage and still functional except for filling.  Thanks to the Battery Tender setup in the garage the Polaris Ranger was still fully charged; started easily and only needed one tire filled a bit.  

      The inside of the cabins was a bit of a chore.  Roofs were replaced as well as 3 windows, but the leftover glass and debris were still all over the floor.  We did have a cracked water pipe in the cookshack but was able to get that fixed in a couple of hours.  One additional note:  traveling around the property we discovered a rather large crop of fire ant hills.  In fact, the day I was applying 'killer' onto one near our flagpole I got bit 4 times on my right foot.  That HURT.  

      This all took a couple of weeks to get straightened out, but perseverance and Barb's stubbornness won out in the end.  

"You don't quit after you get beat. You pick yourself up, and you start rebuilding to accomplish your goals"

Daniel Cormier