ladies and gents we now have a fence.

viola! here it is. after 2 months of fits and starts, rain delays, and close to 5 gallons of paint and primer, we finally have a dogfence. i already did a trial run where magnus went in and i closed the gate and went upstairs for about 20 minutes where i could watch him while i worked on fixing a broken window. he seemed a little confused and a little sad, but the good news is that he didn't cry or bark at all. hooray!!

i should give shout-outs to people for helping, and i'll include a note that (former) minifarmhand matt did all the planning for the post locations, marked the holes, and dug the holes as well. thanks to cathy, his job was made easier with this great little one-man auger she let me borrow. thanks to tommy; he actually helped paint pickets by rolling paint on so i could backbrush it into the grain. and thanks to lynn, bri and rob for coming over and helping me figure out the vertical placement of the finished panels. i hope i didnt miss anyone here. let me know.