Wow!
It's not hard to imagine golf holes in those pics.
Dave, I hope things go smooth for you from here on out.
Don...thanks.
Although we would have liked to get going earlier for many reasons, I'm seeing less and less downside to getting some work done in 2004 and packing our schedule a bit tighter for 2005 with the end result of the ball in the air at Ballyneal at just about the same time. A bit more of a project management challenge, but that's OK.
I'm pretty stunned at the amount of vegative growth during this summer. If you look at this photo
_Doak and Hepner, Spring 2004_ on the Ballyneal website you can see how much sand the drought and the cold weather had exposed. Rupert tells me that anyone thinking they are tough enough to walk the site in shorts has another thing coming and it wasn't easy prior to the summer growth.
To be sure, we can't, on any kind of short order, re-veg construction scars and make them look any kind of natural. We are going to have to tip-toe around this site and I'm excited about that. We've got some challenges to step up to in working this out and this fall will give me a ton of answers as to site management. (Geeez....I'm gonna have to get a pacemaker or some such device to keep my heart from jumping out of my chest when I talk about this stuff!!)
and the sand is...to die for.
All of this comes on the heels of my Father passing away on August 12th. I can honestly say I haven't had too many opportunities to smile during the last few weeks. Seeing these pics makes me realize that I'm blessed that Dad encouraged me to do what I do and not follow in his footsteps as a Chef.