Shiney new

These are some of the new posts in one of the re-planted vineyard parcel out behind our hamlet. They're made of metal and should, according to what I've been told, last a lot longer than their wooden counterparts. They're not all installed yet. Once they are, I imagine that the support wires will be strung. The new vines are only about a foot tall at this point, but they will grow.

They may lack the charm of wooden posts, but they're more practical. And you can hardly see them once the vines grow up, anyway.

Wednesday was productive. Ken washed the old Peugeot and began the process of tilling up the soil in the vegetable garden. I changed the oil and sharpened the blade on the lawnmower and power-washed the deck. We're nearly ready for summer. Today is predicted to be a very warm day, so I plan to get the grass cut after lunch. Ken will probably do some more tilling.