Each day a little closer.
The process to survey the blocks of land I intend to sell for the further development of the Windgrove Artist-in-resident program was begun this week. An interesting process, indeed, as we walked and drove any number of kilometres just to do the preliminary work of establishing the north and east boundaries of Windgrove’s 100 acres. Next week the west and south boundaries. Only then, in the third week, will the boundary lines for the actual smaller 6 and 8 acre blocks being sold get established.
One might wonder why didn’t we just do the two small blocks and leave it at that? You know, find the stump with the 80 year old axe mark in it that farmer John used to initially clear this land and use this as a starting point and go from there. I mean, what’s a few meters or feet between good neighbours when we’re talking acres?
Good question, I thought, as I helped carry up some survey equipment to the top of a hill nearly a mile away from the blocks to be sold (and off my property, as well). But what is required by law is that our survey had to be accurate to within one mm or 1/16th of an inch. To pinpoint the corners of the existing Windgrove acreage to this degree of accuracy meant we had to start at a government established “trig” point; points located on certain hill tops around Tasmania consisting of a brass disk set into concrete.
From this brass disk, all other lines are drawn.
Hence, the need to climb the hill.
But, oh, the view was divine.
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