Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 3)

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=105 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="a29a8ab1ezvthe.jpg"> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B><B>Nature and Spirit</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#66CCCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>   </B></FONT><B>|   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spirit and Nature_Alan Lorefice"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The trees"><U>The trees</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Their home"><U>Their home</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wild visitors"><U>Wild visitors</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Their plant neighbors"><U>Their plant neighbors</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Winter"><U>Preparing for Winter</U></A>   |   <A HREF="southwest_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Winter Injury"><U>Winter Injury</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Spring"><U>Preparing for Spring</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id162.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Water"><U>Water</U></A>   |   <A HREF="preparing_for_winter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Winter 2002"><U>Preparing for Winter 2002</U></A>   |   <A HREF="preparing_for_spring.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Spring 2003 "><U>Preparing for Spring  2003 </U></A>   |   <A HREF="preparing_for_spring189.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Spring 2003 (page 2)"><U>Preparing for Spring  2003 (page 2)</U></A>   |   <A HREF="preparing_for_spring196.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Spring 2003 (page 3)"><U>Preparing for Spring  2003 (page 3)</U></A>   |   <A HREF="winter_preparations2003_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Winter 2003"><U>Preparing for Winter 2003</U></A>   |   <A HREF="winter_preparations2003_2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 2)"><U>Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 2)</U></A>   |   <B>Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 3)</B>   |   <A HREF="winter_preparations_2003_4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 4)"><U>Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 4)</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=375 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> A new gizmo. Inspired by this I immediately order a few of tons of lime. Or perhaps it was the soil test. It's dark here because the days are short in late October. We examine our new find...</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="12499ffe0.jpg" border=0 width="415" height="1022" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                              <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" > gizmo</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Here we're bringing down Mom's wagon. It's heavily loaded. We go slowly to avoid unscheduled amusements. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="124d80550.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="853" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                            <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" >bringing down lime</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> We'll  put the lime bags at the end of each row. They're covered with garbage bags in case it rains. Finely ground lime cakes up when it gets wet and becomes a nasty gunkus that is impossible to spread. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="124b88e60.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="486" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                           <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" >lime in field</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> As it turns out, we do end up working in the rain and a bit of snow.  On this particular day we are struggling home after  the sudden arrival</div> <div> of both! It's tough working with heavy things that go poof all over the place on a slippery slope when you are getting covered in freezing rain  Not impossible. Just very very messy.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="125f84e30.jpg" border=0 width="644" height="483" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" >path </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> But there are the dusty days of glory.  Here we are racing along at top speed! Lime is billowing everywhere! </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="125088e60.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="486" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                     <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" >liming</FONT></div> <bR> <div> A fine result!  It gets more difficult though... </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="126784e30.jpg" border=0 width="644" height="483" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                          <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" >Grove limed                                  *</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                          please click <A HREF="winter_preparations_2003_4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing for Winter 2003 (page 4)"><U>here</U></A> to continue</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0033FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><IMG SRC="6662f2e0.jpg" border=0 width="47" height="46" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT>                                                                                   <FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.alanloreficeandcompany.org/soundfiles/tibetananthem.rm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.alanloreficeandcompany.org/so"><U><IMG SRC="119739330.gif" border=0 width="57" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT>       </div> <bR> <div>                                                         <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" > * pictures courtesy of  A Luminous Diamond (Bright) Crystal Show productions.  </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.alanloreficeandcompany.org/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.alanloreficeandcompany.org/in"><U><IMG SRC="d9240330.jpg" border=0 width="64" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>