Bobcatting… again

This week we rented a bobcat to clear some land and move mulch in order to create more vegetable gardens.  The bobcat is a great tool and although it moves a lot of material almost effortlessly, riding around in the bumpy cab for many hours, many days in a row really wears you out!  Ear plugs are essential, as well as a towel, a jug of water, sunglasses, sunblock, bandana over the mouth for dust and most of all, intense hand/feet/eye coordination.

Here’s what we’ve done in the first two days:

This is a 3,000 square foot section before the work began... that little yellow machine was the one we got first, but it didn't cut it so we exchanged it for a real bobcat only an hour after trying it out.

Took down a few Queen palms, moved a pile of coral rock and ripped up the grass...

Brining in half broken down mulch to amend the dry dusty soil. The chickens have been working right alongside the bobcat, scratching at every pile of mulch we move!