1. The Site Pad

The trees have been pulled down from our 2.3 acres, and the pad has been cut. I met the guy who cut the pad. If you ever heard the phrase, "he was the 'salt of the earth'," this guy was it. I saw him actually grab dirt to rub it in his hands to get a better grip on the steering wheel of his tractor. Watching him move the dirt with his tractor was captivating. I think it is a guy thing to love watching big machines manipulate the environment - whether destroying or creating.

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