The yard, new woodshed and a beautiful summer's day

Views: The Yard - June 2014 by Pat McElligott

Here is a photosphere (360 degree image) I made while standing in the yard on a beautiful day in June.

Polytunnel - June Tour

Here's a photosphere that shows the inside of polytunnel.
At this point the onions have already been harvested and next crop of veg has been sowed in the freed up space.

Views: Polytunnel - June 2014 by Pat McElligott

Building the Wood Dying Shed

Design

After spending a couple of weeks researching various solutions for storing and drying firewood I settled on the design as shown above. The design provided 4 bays that could be used to separate wood of different levels of dryness. The shed has a high open front facing away from the prevailing weather but allows access to trailers or tipping vehicles if necessary. In the future, sections of the front and could be close with more lapped boards and also the bays can be partitioned if required.

I used Sketchup to produce this 3D model of the shed.

Slug Patrol

I can't tell you how happy I was when I came across this guy in the polytunnel the other day. It felt like a little nod from the local wildlife that my efforts to grow food organically while at the same time provide habitats for beneficial flora and fauna was being appreciated.