that_guy_zach and I finally put a compass on top of it. collinsmom had been fretting over whether I had adjusted the orientation of the concrete pillar to match the compass. Lo and behold, I had placed the thing by eye within a degree or two of magnetic North. "Call it declination, and we'll move on," I said.
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Marker This pillar sits by the path to point the cardinal directions to passersby. |
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Val-de-ri, val-de-ra "I love to wander by the stream that dances in the sun; so joyously it calls to me, "Come join my happy song." |
I never get tired of messing about our little creek, the Pishon. This view is looking downstream toward my neighbor's ford. The pale winter light gives the land a soft glow.
I took these pictures this afternoon. I went out to Wilderstead to take some more measurements, in order to complete my site map for building, sewer, and driveway permits. Now I can place the fence, the creek, the head of the drive, the spring we intend to tap for a well, and the ravine between homesite and current cabin on the site map with the cottage outline.