If you have been following our Florida saga - you know that we bought a house in Tallahassee less than a mile from the Capitol and 2 miles from campus. I have been telling you about the thicket of woods that was between our back porch and the lake. Well here is what it looks like after a winter of stump grinding - chain sawing - chipping - shredding. There is plenty more to do - landscaping - tilling - planting - mowing - grading.
The lake is not very big - maybe a couple of football fields in area - but it has lots of fish in it. All of the homes in our city block meet in the middle of the lake so there is no public access.
You will notice that our home is about 30 feet above lake level. Thanks to clearing out the stumps and underbrush - I am able to drive the 4WD pickup truck down to the shore to haul out debris - branches - firewood - etc.
This is the view you get from our back porch and swimming pool - you will also see this view from our new work shop / guest house. I will post daily pictures of the building progress.
So far - we passed the soil test and wind structure test - both required by the city. Next - we plan to lay out the ground for the footers.
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