The view mauka along the western fence.
We have about an acre of land on the west side of the property that’s completely fenced off. I’d been told it had been used as a horse pasture, but I cannot find any gate anywhere, nor even any place there might have been a gate. In any case, the pasture has been fallow for a very long time. It is thickly covered in vegetation and guava with a row of Norfolk pines outside the fence. There are also several ōʻhiʻa and koa trees and probably other natives, but the guava and brush are crowding them out. HA wants to turn the sheep loose in there as there is plenty for them to eat and they’ll help thin it out so we can protect the natives.
The fence wasn’t in very good shape. The mauka side is five-strand barbed wire, which probably won’t keep out pigs, but the rest is woven wire which should work well. Our neighbors to the west kindly agreed to trim back the pines, and The Hand spent some time bringing the fence up to spec.
The view makai along the western fence.
I walked the whole fence line today to make sure that the sheep won’t be able to get into our neighbors’ yard and destroy their beautiful landscaping. I think it’s ready for Vinda, Lu, and Naan to go on their next adventure.
—2p