Driveway

We got the good news over the weekend that the driveway was in! The contractor actually made it out last week and put in the driveway, cleared a few trees from the building site and dug the pit for the outhouse. We took a trip up there yesterday to check it out. The town of Cumberland was all decorated for Christmas and looked charming. Having a driveway really changes the whole place. Now we can actually pull in and park the car. That is a far cry from pulling off the road into the woods. Now it actually feels like a destination. It was really pretty out there with snow on the ground. We don't have any snow yet at home so that was kind of a surprise. The place looks really different without all the leaf cover. We do lose some of the privacy. The two neighboring houses are more visible. But we also gain a much better view of the lake. There is thick tree cover at the edge of the wetland that blocks the view in the summer. Eventually, we will thin those trees a bit so we have a nice view from the cabin, but for now when the leaves are in, it is hard to see the water. This time, though, the water was easy to see. The lakes are not iced over yet, so there were still plenty of birds to watch. It is hunting season up there now. The deer tracks were quite visible in the snow and there were gunshots audible all afternoon. That might be the last time we make it up there this winter. Now we turn our attention to finishing the outhouse, which Ray moved into the garage last night, and planning the cabin!